Chapter 2: Minimum Necessary Requirement
Index
Section I: Pertinent sections of HIPAA privacy regulations relating to Minimum Necessary rule.
Section II: Office of Civil Rights
Section III: Web sites of interest
Section IV: Model forms/checklists/examples provided by Nebraska Healthcare providers
Section I: HIPAA Privacy Regulations relating to the "minimum necessary" rule.
Refer to the following sections of the HIPAA privacy regulations for information regarding the
"minimum necessary" rule.
Section 164.502(b) - Definitions
Section 164.514(d) – Minimum Necessary Requirements
You may view the regulations on line by accessing http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/.
You may also view the regulations on line by accessing the web site of the law
firm of Bricker & Eckler, LLP at http://www.bricker.com.
This web site is made available by the Ohio Hospital
Association. Access the Web site
directly to perform a search of any portion of the HIPAA regulation, complete
with comments and responses. The following link is an excerpt from the Bricker & Eckler site
regarding business associate requirements.
http://www.bricker.com/attserv/practice/hcare/hipaa\164.502b.asp
http://www.bricker.com/attserv/practice/hcare/hipaa\164.514d.asp
Section II: Office of Civil Rights
The Office of Civil Rights within Health & Human Services has been given the
responsibility to receive complaints about possible violations of the HIPAA
privacy regulations.
The HHS has issued “guidance” to hospitals, physicians, and health plans to help them understand their obligations to
patients under HIPAA. The “Guidance” can be accessed at the following Web site.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
Consult this Web site routinely for updates to the Guidance. The following link provides an excerpt from the
07/06/01 Guidance relating to the "minimum necessary rule".
Section III: Web sites of interest
Workgroup for Electronic Interchange - WEDI:
http://www.wedi.org
http://www.wedi.org/snip/presentations/SNIP_Forum/Guide_010801a.pdf
(42 page document from WEDI, Beacon Partners – Health Care Management Consultants)
American Health Information Management Association - AHIMA:
http://www.ahima.org
The American Health Information Management Association web site contains useful information on a variety of HIPAA issues.
Consult this site periodically for updated information.
American Hospital Association - AHA:
http://www.aha.org
The AHA Web site contains useful information on a variety of HIPAA issues. Consult
this site periodically for updated information.Your facility must be a member of AHA to access certain pages of the
site.
http://www.himinfo.com/howto/hipaa/resources.cfm
This page of the HC Pro Web site lists web addresses pertinent to HIPAA.
Section IV: Model forms/checklists/educational materials provided by Nebraska health care
providers.
Minimum Necessary 101 - Creighton University
Checklist to assess compliance with Minimum Necessary requirements.
AHIMA Practice Brief - Understanding the Minimum Necessary Standard
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