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Billing Manual for Community Care Network Providers

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• The name, or title, and the telephone number of the contact person <strong>for</strong> the nextstep.The member has the right to request in writing that <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> attach astatement to all future releases such as “the member requested this in<strong>for</strong>mation beamended and <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> denied the request.”The privacy officer or his/her designee will record in the Member Right to AmendProtected Health In<strong>for</strong>mation Log that the member requested a statement similar tothe one above be attached to all future releases of in<strong>for</strong>mation.The privacy officer or his/her designee will notify the manager of the file room tohave this member’s file pulled.A sticker will be placed on the front of the member’s utilization record that says:“SEE PRIVACY OFFICER BEFORE ANY INFORMATION IS RELEASED TOOUTSIDE SOURCES.” The privacy officer will need to see the in<strong>for</strong>mation that isrequested be<strong>for</strong>e it is sent to ensure that the statement that the member requestedis included with the in<strong>for</strong>mation.The privacy officer or his/her designee will also write a brief statement to be includedin the member’s file that the member requested to amend his/her PHI was denied.The member may also request that this statement be included with all futurein<strong>for</strong>mation to be released.If the in<strong>for</strong>mation the member is requesting to be amended is not the property of<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>, the member will be referred to the originator of the documents.If the originator of the PHI is unable to act on the request (<strong>for</strong> example, a practitionerwho is no longer in practice), and <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>’s privacy officer feels that themember’s written request is legitimate, <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> will amend the in<strong>for</strong>mation inour possession (HIPAA 164.526(a)(2)(i)).Right to an Accounting of Disclosures of Protected Health In<strong>for</strong>mationThe member has the right to request that <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> provide an accounting ofdisclosures of PHI made by <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> in the 6 years (or shorter time period) priorto the date in which the accounting is requested (as per the HIPAA Section 164.528).<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> is not required to track disclosures prior to the implementationof the HIPAA Privacy Regulations.The member has the right to request an accounting of disclosures of his/herin<strong>for</strong>mation by writing a letter to the privacy officer at <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong>.The privacy officer or his/her designee will review the member request and willrespond in 30 days.If the in<strong>for</strong>mation requested by the member is not on site, <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> willretrieve the in<strong>for</strong>mation within 60 days.If needed <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> may extend the retrieval an additional 30 days provided;that the member is sent a written statement with the reasons <strong>for</strong> delay and a date bywhich we will have the in<strong>for</strong>mation.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> will only have one such extension of time <strong>for</strong> each request.<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Provider <strong>Manual</strong> | 1-888-251-CCBH | © 2012 All Rights Reserved | Page 196

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