I removed your post because it contained personal information that should never be posted in public.
What is your assignment? Are you supposed to summarize this act?
Here's the rest of your post.
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 has established a set of national standards that protects and allows
patients to have more control over their personal health information. Therefore, HIPAA does affect the patient accessing his or her
own medical records. HIPAA allows a patient to either view or get a copy of his or her medical records and also address any corrections
that need to be made. In order to do this the patient must first request the corrections that need to be made or a copy of his or her medical
records by asking his or her doctor or by putting the request in writing which is highly recommended. This way the patient has a record
of his or her request and any important information such as when the patient filed the request. Usually the patient will receive his or her copy within 30 days of
making the request. If not the patient must be given a reason why the patient hasn't received it. When a patient requests a copy of his
or her medical records the patient usually will be charged a reasonable fee. This fee covers the staff time for copying the medical records
and also for mailing them if they are sent to the patient. Therefore, because of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act the
patient has access and more control over his or her personal health information.
HIPAA ensures that a patients personal health information is confidential and can't be used or disclosed unless there is proper
authorization. However there are certain circumstances that allows the patients personal health information to be used or disclosed that
is unrelated to health care. These circumstances are: 1)required by law 2)public health activities 3)victims of abuse, neglect, or domestic
violence 4)health oversight activities 5)judicial and administrative proceedings 6)law enforcement purposes 7)descendants 8)cadaveric
organ, eye, or tissue donation 9) research 10)serious threat to health or safety 11)essential government functions 12)workers compensation
13)risk of death or harm to oneself. These are the only circumstances that allows the patients personal health information to be obtained
without the patients authorization.
The assignment you mentioned is not clear. However, based on the content you provided, I can explain the main points of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
HIPAA is a federal law in the United States that aims to protect the privacy and security of individuals' personal health information. It establishes a set of national standards for health care providers, health plans, and other entities that handle protected health information (PHI).
One of the key aspects of HIPAA is that it grants patients more control over their own medical records. Patients have the right to access and obtain a copy of their medical records, as well as request corrections to be made if necessary. To do this, the patient needs to either ask their doctor directly or put the request in writing, which is recommended. Keeping a record of the request is important, including the date of the request. Typically, patients should receive a copy of their medical records within 30 days of making the request. If not, there should be a valid reason provided for the delay.
However, it is important to note that HIPAA also allows for certain circumstances where personal health information can be used or disclosed without the patient's authorization. These circumstances include situations required by law, public health activities, victims of abuse or neglect, health oversight activities, judicial and administrative proceedings, law enforcement purposes, organ or tissue donation, research, serious threats to health or safety, essential government functions, worker's compensation, and the risk of harm to oneself.
Overall, HIPAA ensures that patients have access to their personal health information and have control over how it is used or disclosed, while also providing exceptions in certain situations deemed necessary by the law.