HIPAA and Cancer Reporting

HIPAA Privacy rules took effect on April 14, 2003. The following documents are designed to assist those who diagnose and treat cancer patients in understanding how the new federal rules affect their interactions with the MCSS:

Questions and Answers about HIPAA and the MCSS (.pdf file size 34KB)

Documentation of MCSS Authority (.pdf file size 659 KB)

HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health (special supplement to MMWR)
(.pdf file size 241 KB)

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