student handbook 2013-2014 - UCLA School of Nursing

Student Affairs to in order to be cleared for their respective clinical experiences.HIPAA PRIVACY AND SECURITY SCREENING1. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed in 1996 inan effort to make health insurance more efficient and portable. Additionally, because ofpublic concerns about confidentially, the Act also addresses information protection.2. Because nurses have access to individual’s protected health information,all students musta. have an understanding of what information must be protected underHIPAA privacy laws;b. have an understanding of the HIPAA patient rights;c. have an understanding of the nurse’s role as a healthcare provider in maintainingprivacy of protected health information for patient care, teaching, research, fundraising,marketing and media;d. be aware of consequences for non-compliance with federal regulations.e. Students must successfully complete the Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Standards Workforce TrainingINSURANCEStudents may, at the University’s sole discretion, be provided a University defense andindemnity for allegations of medical negligence arising out of clinical activities renderedpursuant to a University approved affiliation agreement. Such defense and indemnity, ifprovided, would be limited to allegations of medical negligence for those clinical activitiesperformed within the State of California that are required as part of their University ofCalifornia degree requirements. The University may require the student to purchase liabilitycoverage. University students are not considered to be employees of the University ofCalifornia and any coverage provided by the University is subject to the University’s soledetermination and consideration of University excess insurance and legal requirements.Students provided a University defense and indemnity must cooperate with Universityassigned counsel and will not be reimbursed for personal expenses incurred, including travelor lost income resulting from participating in defense of any action. Nothing herein shouldbe construed as a promise to provide defense and indemnification nor should it be construedto discourage students from purchasing their own liability insurance policies.The University does not provide workers compensation to students.F13-S14 | page 35