Medical Records and the Law

Index 589supreme courts, state court system, 15surgical procedures, retention period,46Susnis v. Radfar et al., 491TtaxesTax Equity and FiscalResponsibility Act, 199tax laws and tax-exemptorganizations, 482–484TCS (Transactions Code Set) Ruledefined, 117healthcare clearinghouses complyingwith, 143healthcare providers complyingwith, 142overview of, 495–497technical security standards, EHRs,469–471telehealth. see e-medicinetelemedical records, 498–499. see alsoe-medicineTennessee lawHMO confidentiality requirements,29medical record content, 36medical record destruction, 48–49penalties for breachingconfidentiality, 399records in closing facilities, 339terminally ill patients, refusingtreatment, 87test results, HIV/AIDS disclosure,350–351Texas lawgenetic information, 195medical records privacy, 531–532patient authorizations, 167therapeutic privilege, 83–84third party administrators (TPAs),113–114third-partiesaccess to information collected byQIOs, 201–204duplicating records, 198HIV and AIDS disclosure, 352quality assurance and utilizationreview, 207–208timeliness, of medical record entries,58–59TPAs (third party administrators),113–114trainingePHI security, 464–465HIPAA administrativerequirements, 243–244Transactions Code Set Rule. see TCS(Transactions Code Set) Ruletransitional rule, HIPAA, 527–528transmission security, ePHI, 470–472transcribed treatmentdisclosing PHI to staff for, 177–178disclosing substance abuse, 187–194informed consent disclosing, 79near death patients refusing. seeright-to-die situationsprivacy requirements for substanceabuse, 193trial courts, federal, 15–16trial courts, state, 14–15Tri-Council Policy Statement: EthicalConduct for Research InvolvingHumans, 537unemancipated minors, 173–176Uniform Commercial Code (UCC),443Uniform Computer InformationTransactions Act (UCITA),443–444, 508Uniform Durable Power of AttorneyAct, 285Uniform Electronic Transactions Act(UETA), 442–443, 445U