Policy Number: 706

Policy: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Date Adopted: 1996

Revision Date:

References: 45 CFR Parts 160, 162, and 164

Approved By: Robert A. Duringer, Vice President for Administration & Finance

The University of Montana requires that all covered entities within The University of Montana, a hybrid entity as defined by HIPAA, abide by the terms of the standards for privacy of individually identifiable health information (PHI) and the security of electronic protected health information.