HIPAA Frequently
Asked Questions and
Answers:
Below you will find a list of general questions that have been asked
of DHFS regarding HIPAA and may be of broad interest. The questions
are displayed by number and date receipt order. Click on the date that
corresponds to each question for the detailed question and answer
response.
Check out "WI Medicaid
HIPAA Questions and Answers" to find questions specific to
Medicaid, BadgerCare, and HIRSP.
Q1: What are the compliance
due dates for HIPAA? 11/25/02
Q2: What are the benefits of HIPAA? 11/25/02
Q3: When is the deadline for HIPAA compliance? 11/25/02
Q4: Who must comply with the federal HIPAA regulations? 11/25/02
Q5: Where can I get more
information? 11/25/02
Q6: What programs are small health plans
and when must they
comply with
HIPAA? 12/11/02
Q7: Who are business associates of the counties?
01/17/03
Q8: Must county and tribal agencies accept electronic claims or
may they require
paper? 06-19-03
Q9: Why is case management in the Home and Community Based
Waiver (HCBW) programs
listed as a health care service when it
was earlier listed as
non-health care? 06-27-03
Q10: What responsibilities do counties and tribes
have for issuing a
Notice of
Privacy Practices? 07-09-03 Q11: As business associates of DHFS administering the Waiver
programs,
must counties and tribes be capable of conducting all the
HIPAA
standard electronic transactions? 07-10-03 Q12:
Can I bill Medicare on paper after October 15, 2003?
07-30-03
Q13: How
do I file a complaint about a HIPAA privacy violation?
3-20-04
Q14: What is the status of county income maintenance
units
under
HIPAA? Q15: Does HIPAA allow
protected health information
to be disclosed by
the
mental health division of a Human
Services Department to the Child
Protective services unit of the same
HSD without authorization by the
subject of the record? Last updated:
July 22, 2009 |
