HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, more commonly known as HIPAA, was passed to simplify claims processing and payment in the health care industry. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible for establishing mandatory privacy and security standards to comply with the requirements of the federal law. In response, DHHS has issued federal regulations for:

• Simplifying of payment transaction, known as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI);
• Security; and
• Privacy.

General HIPAA Training is intended to provide a general understanding of HIPAA, along with Texas SB.11, and their impact on U.T. Austin and its employees. General HIPAA Privacy Training is required to be taken by those personnel who come into contact with Protected Health Information (PHI). Training is available through the Compliance Training System, which is a part of the Office of Institutional Compliance.

U. T. Austin Privacy Officer

Jeffery L. Graves, Associate Vice President for Legal Affairs
Office Phone: (512) 232-7166, 475-7715
Fax: (512) 471-1069
Email: jeff@irla.utexas.edu
Campus Address: MAI 206 Mail Code G4500

HIPAA Complaints can be addressed to the U.T. Austin Privacy Officer listed above or to:

Region VI, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1301 Young Street, Suite 1169
Dallas, Texas 75202
Office Phone: (214) 767-0432
Fax: (214) 767-8940
Email: OCRComplaints@hhs.gov