Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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At Yale University, we are committed to providing quality health care which includes respecting patients’ and clinical research subjects’ rights to maintain the privacy of their health information and ensuring appropriate security of all protected health information. The standards for protecting patient health information are described in the federal law known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This web site provides information and guidance on the policies and procedures related to HIPAA compliance at Yale University.

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Yale's HIPAA Covered Components

Within Yale, HIPAA applies to:

School of Medicine (excluding the School of Public Health, the Animal Resources Center, and the basic science departments: Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Comparative Medicine, History of Medicine, Immunobiology, Microbial Pathogenesis, Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Neurobiology Neuroscience, Pharmacology and WM Keck Biotechnology Resources Laboratory).

Yale School of Nursing

Yale Health

Department of Psychology clinics

University Group Health Plan (Benefits Office)

Other departments that may perform support functions for the health care components (e.g., the Provost’s Office, the Office of the Vice President and General Counsel, ITS, Accounts Payable, etc).

List of Covered Departments