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• Who must comply with HIPAA?
• Since the HIPAA Privacy Rule protects a decedent’s health information for 50 years following the individual’s death, am I required to keep the decedent’s information for that period of time?
• May a covered entity share protected health information directly with another covered entity's business associate?
• Is a covered entity liable for, or required to monitor, the actions of its business associates?
• Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule protect genetic information?
• Do the HIPAA Privacy Rule protections apply to the health information of deceased individuals?
• Can covered entities continue to disclose adverse event reports that contain protected health information to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Human Research Protections?
• When an individual reaches the age of majority or becomes emancipated, who controls the protected health information concerning health care services rendered while the individual was an unemancipated minor?
• Are tissue repositories covered entities?
• Are State, county or local health departments required to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule?