HIPAA Documents

Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) is working to provide you up-to-date information on how HIPAA is impacting DHFS programs. Following are materials generated by DHFS or otherwise relevant to our progress. 

Please check the Wisconsin Medicaid and Resources links for additional information  on HIPAA  training and sharing sessions. 

• HIPAA Correspondence:

  • Letter from Joe Leean to Counties 2/1/01 (PDF - 9.23kb)

  • Letter to Secretary Thompson, Re: Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver Programs 9/12/01(PDF - 13.35kb)

  • Response to letter to Secretary Thompson, Re: Medicaid
    Home and Community Based Waiver Programs  3/21/02 
    (PDF - 235.34kb)

  • Letter to Secretary Thompson, Re: Publicly Funded Health Plans 9/12/01(PDF - 18.54kb)

  • Response from Secretary Thompson Re: Publicly Funded Health Plans 7/07/02.(PDF - 146.12kb)

  • Letter from Secretary Phyllis Dube' to Counties 6/06/02
    (PDF - 367.29kb)
    

•  HIPAA Electronic Transaction Rule:

  •  The following HSRS SPC - HIPAA service code Cross-Walks are valid for HSRS reporting for the listed  programs. 3-20-04

    • Explanation on how to use the following Cross-Walks.(PDF - 5kb)

    • AODA Cross-Walk (PDF - 8kb)

    • Mental Health (PDF - 6 kb)

    • LTS Module COP (PDF - 10kb)

    • LTS Module CIP1 and BIW (PDF - 8kb)

    • LTS CIP-II, COP-W (PDF - 9kb)

  • Communication on electronic transaction options for  counties and tribes as BA's in regards to the Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver services programs.  7-10-03
    (PDF - 9.94kb)

  • Communication on the applicability of HIPAA transaction and code set requirements of HIPAA in FERPA-covered school settings    (PDF - 12.8kb)

  • HIPAA Transaction Rule County Business Associate Compliance Plan for Home and Community Based Waiver Programs & COP  8-7-03 (PDF - 6.82kb)

  • (Instructions for completing the plan) (PDF - 8.58kb)

  • Health care status of services in the HCBW Medicaid Waivers,  AODA and MH programs. 05-27-03(PDF - 23.75kb)
    

• Business Associate and Contract Information 

  • Model Agreement for Provider Use of PHI  9-20-03
    (Word - 75kb)

  • Model HIPAA Business Associate Agreement  revised 7-05    (Word - 108kb)

  • Business Associate Analysis Flowchart   8-03 (PDF - 5.17kb)
    

• DHFS Conference Presentations 
  • Wisconsin County Human Services Association (WCHSA) 4/25/01 (PDF - 1380.14kb)
  • Wisconsin Human Services Financial Management Workshop Presentation  5/03/01(PDF - 1485.68kb)
  • Regional Session: "HIPAA Privacy Regulations -The Basics." 9/10-17/01(PDF - 134.90kb)
  • Regional Session: "HIPAA Overview and Update." 9/10-17/01(PDF - 736.25kb)
  • 8th Annual Jail Health Care Conference, May 7-8, 2002,  "HIPAA, Administration Simplification: The Basics", slide presentation. (PDF - 142.11kb)
  • DHFS County Transaction Rule Solutions Conference, May 22,2003. (HTML 8.01kb)
    
•  Secure E-mail
  • Proposal for Wisconsin Collaboration on Secure E-mail 
            3/18/04(PDF - 26kb)  

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Last updated:  September 02, 2009