VA Records Sample Clauses

VA Records. Records of VA payment for direct care services are subject to some or all of the following laws: the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a; the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552; Confidentiality of Certain Medical Records, 38 U.S.C. § 7332; Confidential Nature of Claims, 38 U.S.C. § 5701; the Administrative Simplification requirements of HIPAA, 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164; Medical Quality Assurance Records Confidentiality, 38 U.S.C. § 5705; the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, and Federal regulations promulgated to implement those acts. All requirements of HIPAA will be met before there is any sharing of identifiable patient information.