Covered entities (anyone providing treatment, payment, and operations in healthcare) and business associates (anyone who has access to patient information and provides support in treatment, payment, or operations) must meet HIPAA Compliance.
Massachusetts law (Chapter 112) and Federal law (45 CFR; HIPAA, 1996) require that you are advised regarding how personal information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information.
The only times a psychologist would break confidentiality are in the event of threats of harm to self or other; reports that a child (under 18 years of age) or an elder (60 years and older) is being abused or neglected in some way; or if there is a subpoena or court order.
Both FERPA and the Massachusetts Student Records Regulations protect the confidentiality of student records by prohibiting schools from disclosing, either orally or in writing, personally identifiable information from a student record to a third party without the written consent of the parent or eligible student, ...
A HIPAA violation refers to the failure to comply with HIPAA rules, which can include unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI), failure to provide patients with access to their PHI, lack of safeguards to protect PHI, failure to conduct regular risk assessments, or insufficient ...
The Massachusetts privacy act requires that “every person that owns or licenses personal information about a resident of the Commonwealth must develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program”.
The Massachusetts privacy act requires that “every person that owns or licenses personal information about a resident of the Commonwealth must develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program”.
A new regulation that requires all Massachusetts public schools to take additional steps to re-engage students before using suspensions was put into place on Nov. 8, 2022, in an effort to increase time in class and to support students through alternatives such as conflict resolution, community service and mediation.
Section 5.08 - Informed Consent (1) The informed and voluntary consent of the individual or of a guardian if the individual is incapacitated or is not capable of providing informed consent shall be required in the following circumstances: (a) Prior to admission to a facility; (b) Prior to medical or other treatment and ...