This course presents the Texas Health and Safety Code Subchapter A, Chapter 181, and the Business and Commerce Code that have been amended by Texas House Bill 300 (HB 300). The sections amended in these codes include medical records privacy, standards for electronic sharing of electronic health records, and personal identity theft. The course will also present the differences between the Texas law and the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Privacy Standards (HIPAA).
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Applicability and Covered Entities
Texas House Bill 300
State Agencies
General Provisions (Chapter 181; Subchapter A)
Review
Summary
Section 3: Access to and Use of Protected Health Informa
tion (Chapter 181; Subchapter C)
Training Required
Significance
Review
Consumer Access to EHR
Significance
Review
Consumer Information Website
Consumer
Complaints Report by Attorney General
Significance
Review
Section 4: Prohibited Acts (Chapter 181; Subchapter D)
Sale of PHI
Review
Notice and Authorization
Review
Summary
Section 5: Enforcement (Chapter 181; Subchapter E)
Penalties
Review
Significance
Disciplinary Action
Significance
Review
Audits (Sec. 181.206)
Review
Summary
Section 6: Electronic Exchange of Health Information (
Chapter 182)
Electronic Exchange of Health Information
Review
Summary
Section 7: Identity Theft (Subtitle B)
Unauthorized Use of Identifying Information (Subtitle B; Chapter 521)
Disclosure of Breach
Civil Penalty; Injunction
Identity Theft by Electronic Device (Subtitle B; Chapter 522E)
Significance
Review
Summary
Section 8: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
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Shannon Faythe Brown, a Registered Nurse is an accomplished entrepreneur and public speaker. She is a U. S. Army veteran and co-founder of Universal Nursing Services, LLC, where she is the Director of Clinical Services. As a Certified Case Manager, Shannon supervises a staff that delivers home health services to hundreds of clients each year under Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance programs. She shares her extensive experience with a large staffing firm as their health care clinician and Joint Commission Compliance Officer. Shannon also assists patients through infusions and behavior modification to treat acute alcohol and opioid withdrawal in an outpatient setting.Mrs. Brown holds a Masters in Health Administration and a Bachelors in Nursing. With over 30 years of experience in health care, Shannon has held various positions of leadership in home health, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities. She was the Interim Director of Medical Surgical/Oncology and Clinical Coordinator for Medical Surgical/Oncology at Northeast Baptist Hospital, and she served as the Assistant Director of Nursing for Mountainside Care Center, a 95-bed skilled nursing facility. She served as a member of the South Texas Gerontological Nurses' Association, the Alamo Area Home Care Council, Case Management Society of America, and the Texas Association for Home Care.
Disclosure: Shannon Faythe Brown, RN, BSN, MHA, CCM has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
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