13.
Commissioners Court - Regular Session
- Meeting Date:
- 08/20/2019
- Title:
- HIPAA
- Submitted For:
- Rebecca Clemons
- Submitted By:
- Rebecca Clemons, Human Resources
- Department:
- Human Resources
- Agenda Category:
- Consent
Information
Agenda Item
Approve and enter into the official minutes a resolution regarding Williamson County and it's policies and procedures related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.
Background
The existing County HIPAA documents from 2003 have been taken into account during the update process. The main differences in 2019 are the Designation of the Privacy and Security Officers for the County and new Policy additions (ex. Breach Notification). The listing of Covered Entities and Business Associates has also been updated. All County HIPAA Policies and documents have been updated by the Information Technology Services (ITS) Governance Risk and Compliance Team and approved by Human Resources/Benefits group. All employees will have access to the policies and procedures when we go live with the SPECTRIM – our Policy Management & Risk Management Tool , which we are anticipating will be implemented over several phases . In Phase 1 we will implement HIPAA policies and HR policies and Training. This is tentatively scheduled to be completed by the last fiscal quarter of 2019. ITS is also conducting a Security Risk Assessment in August-September 2019 , which will cover aspects of HIPAA data as well.
Fiscal Impact
| From/To | Acct No. | Description | Amount |
|---|
Attachments
Form Review
| Inbox | Reviewed By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| County Judge Exec Asst. | Andrea Schiele | 08/08/2019 02:00 PM |
| Human Resources | Rebecca Clemons | 08/12/2019 01:03 PM |
- Form Started By:
- Rebecca Clemons
- Started On:
- 08/08/2019 12:44 PM
- Final Approval Date:
- 08/12/2019