Related Links
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The following provides information related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act which generally provdes health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs.
State Laws
Michigan Department of Community Health, Memorandum:Disclosure of Public Health Information, July 20, 2004.
A memorandum issued by the Director of the Michigan Department of Community Health pertaining to the HIPAA Privacy Regulations and the disclosure of protected health information by health providers for the prevention and control of the spread of diseases.
(Posted: 08/05/2004)
Local Laws
Tribal laws
International
Articles and Reports
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Information Management
for State Health Officials: Public Health, Law Enforcement, and Privacy Issues, July 2006
A report examining the benefits derived from the 'culture of cooperation' that has risen through recent partnerships between public health and law enforcement.
(Posted: 04/18/2007)
Presentations
Doug Farquhar The Healthy Homes Initiative: The Role of Law , December 8, 2006.
A presentation by Doug Farquhar, JD, National Conference of State Legislatures Denver, Colorado.
M. Deborah Millette, MPH, Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthy Homes December 8, 2006.
A presentation by M. Deborah Millette, MPH, Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Priscilla Keith, JD and Dana Reed Wise, Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion county Indianapolis, Indiana, Using Law for Healthy Homes, December 8, 2006.
A presentation by Priscilla Keith, JD and Dana Reed Wise, Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion county Indianapolis, Indiana.
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