Public Health Activities definition

Public Health Activities means actions taken by a participant in its capacity as a public health authority under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or as required or permitted by other federal or state law.
Public Health Activities means an access, use, or disclosure permitted under the HIPAA Regulations and any other Applicable Law for public health activities and purposes, including an access, use, or disclosure permitted under 45 C.F.R. part 164.512(b) and 45 C.F.R. part 164.514(e). Public Health Activities excludes activities related to oversight or enforcement of laws, regulations, or rules by Governmental Participants.
Public Health Activities. We may disclose your information for public health activities such as to report the abuse or neglect of children, elders and dependent adults; Abuse, Neglect or Domestic Violence: We may disclose your information when notifying the appropriate government authority if we believe you have been the victim of abuse, neglect or domestic violence. We will only make this disclosure if you agree or when required or authorized by law. San Diego County CoC Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)

Examples of Public Health Activities in a sentence

  • We may disclose health information to any persons involved, prior to the death, in the care or payment for care of a deceased individual, unless we are aware that doing so would be inconsistent with a preference previously expressed by the deceased.▪ For Public Health Activities such as reporting or preventing disease outbreaks to a public health authority.

  • Public Health Activities - Such activities include, for example, information collected by a public health authority, as authorized by law, to prevent or control disease and that does not identify you and, even without your name, cannot be used to identify you.

  • Public Health Activities – The Practice may use and disclose PHI when required by law to provide information to a public health authority.

  • We may disclose health information to any persons involved, prior to the death, in the care or payment for care of a deceased individual, unless we are aware that doing so would be inconsistent with a preference previously expressed by the deceased. For Public Health Activities such as reporting or preventing disease outbreaks to a public health authority.

  • Public Health Activities: As required by law, we may disclose your medical information to public health or legal authorities charged with preventing or controlling disease, injury or disability, including child abuse or neglect.


More Definitions of Public Health Activities

Public Health Activities. We may disclose your information for public health activities such as to report the abuse or neglect of children, elders and dependent adults; Abuse, Neglect or Domestic Violence: We may disclose your information when notifying the appropriate government authority if we believe you have been the victim of abuse, neglect or domestic violence. We will only make this disclosure if you agree or when required or authorized by law. Oversight Activities: We may disclose your information to a federal oversight agency, such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for activities authorized by law. These oversight activities are necessary for the government to monitor government service programs, and compliance with civil rights laws. Court Orders and Subpoenas: If you are involved in a lawsuit or a dispute, we may disclose your information in response to a court or administrative order. We may also disclose your information in response to a subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process by someone else involved in a dispute. Law Enforcement: We may disclose your information if asked to do so by law enforcement officials in any of the following circumstances:  In response to a court order, subpoena, warrant, summons or similar process;  About the victim of a crime if, under certain limited circumstances, we are unable to obtain the person’s agreement; San Diego County CoC Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
Public Health Activities means an access, use or disclosure permitted under the HIPAASubject: Permitted, Required and Prohibited PurposesStatus: FinalPolicy: OPP-4Publication Date: July 5, 2022Version: 1.0 Regulations and any other Applicable Law for public health activities and purposes, including an access, use or disclosure permitted under 45 C.F.R. § 164.512(b) and 45 C.F.R. § 164.514(e). Public Health Activities excludes the following oversight activities: audits; civil, administrative or criminal investigations; inspections; licensure or disciplinary actions; and civil, administrative or criminal proceedings or actions other than enforcement activities by a county health officer that are authorized under Cal. Health & Safety Code § 101030.
Public Health Activities means actions undertaken by the IHIN in its capacity as a public health authority under HIPAA and/or as required or permitted by other federal or state law.
Public Health Activities shall have the meaning set forth in 45 CFR 164.512(b), including, without limitation: (i) a public health authority that is authorized by law to collect or receive Protected Health Information for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability, including but not limited to, the reporting of disease, injury, vital events such as birth and death, and the conduct of public surveillance or public health investigations; (ii) a public health authority or other appropriate government authority authorized by law to receive reports of child abuse or neglect; (iii) a person subject to the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") with respect to an FDA-regulated product or activity for which that person has responsibility; or (iv) a public health authority that is authorized by law to notify a person who may have been exposed to a communicable disease or may otherwise be at risk of contracting or spreading a disease or condition.
Public Health Activities means actions undertaken by the Iowa Department of Public Health in its capacity as a public health authority under HIPAA and/or as required or permitted by other federal or state law. Security Incident means the attempted or successful unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification, or destruction of information while in transit via the IHIN, or while being stored within IHIN systems, or interference with IHIN operations. Services means the type of data transactions facilitated through IHIN. Treatment, Payment and Healthcare Operations (TPO) means as such terms are defined in the Privacy Rule. Workforce means employees, volunteers, trainees, and other persons or entities whose conduct, in the performance of work for a covered entity, is under the control of such entity, whether or not they are paid by the covered entity.
Public Health Activities. As required by law, we may disclose your medical information to public health or legal authorities charged with preventing or controlling disease; injury or disability, including child abuse or neglect. We may also disclose your medical information to persona subject to jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration for purpose of reporting adverse events associated with product defects or problems, to enable product recalls, repairs or replacements, to track products, or to conduct activities by the Food and Drug Administration. We may also, when we are authorized by law to do so, notify a person who may have been exposed a communicable disease or otherwise be at risk of contracting or spreading a disease or condition. Victims of Abuse, Neglect, or Domestic Violence: We may disclose medical information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence or the possible victim of other crimes. We may share your medical information if it is necessary to prevent a serious threat to your health or safety of others. We may share medical information when necessary to help law enforcement officials capture a person who has admitted to being part of a crime or has escaped from legal custody.
Public Health Activities. As required by law, we may disclose your medical information to public health or legal authorities charged with preventing or controlling disease, injury or disability, including child abuse or neglect. We may also disclose your medical information to persons subject to jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of reporting adverse events associated with product defects or problems, to enable product recalls, repairs, or replacements, to track products, or to conduct activities required by the Food and Drug Administration. We may also, when we are authorized by law to do so, notify a person who may have been exposed to a communicable disease or otherwise be at risk of contracting or spreading a disease or condition. Victims of Abuse, Neglect, or Domestic Violence: We may disclose medical information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence or the possible victim of other crimes. We may share medical information when necessary to help law enforcement officials capture a person who has admitted to being part of a crime or has escaped from legal custody.