RE: Filing deadline for complaints

2003-03-14 Thread CBowman
Diane,

If you limit your complaint acceptance period to 30 days, the only other
recourse the person would have is to file a complaint with the Secretary if
the occurance is more than 30 days old.  For my agency, I had rather our
patients come to us with a complaint rather than the Secretary of DHHS, so I
am leaving the door open to accepting complaints.  


Cindi Bowman
Quality and Compliance Coordinator
Catawba County Health Department
828-695-5847


-Original Message-
From: Diana DeWeese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 3:29 PM
To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List
Subject: Filing deadline for complaints


Regarding complaints filed with the Secretary of DHHS, the Privacy Rule
states in 160.306 (b)(3) that a complaint must be filed within 180 days of
when the complainant knew or should have known.

Can a covered entity specify a shorter time frame for an individual filing a
complaint with the covered entity - such as - within 30 days?




Diana DeWeese
Illinois Dept of Human Services
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
217-557-9103


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Re: Filing deadline for complaints

2003-03-14 Thread Doug Webb



Amen, Cindi!

The opinions expressed here are my own and not necessarily the opinion of 
LCMH.

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Hospital  Health Care Centers[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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  - Original Message - 
  From: 
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  To: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup List 
  
  Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 07:30 
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  Subject: RE: Filing deadline for 
  complaints
  Diane,If you limit your complaint acceptance period to 
  30 days, the only otherrecourse the person would have is to file a 
  complaint with the Secretary ifthe occurance is more than 30 days 
  old. For my agency, I had rather ourpatients come to us with a 
  complaint rather than the Secretary of DHHS, so Iam leaving the door open 
  to accepting complaints. Cindi BowmanQuality and 
  Compliance CoordinatorCatawba County Health 
  Department828-695-5847-Original Message-From: 
  Diana DeWeese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Thursday, March 13, 
  2003 3:29 PMTo: WEDI SNIP Privacy Workgroup ListSubject: Filing 
  deadline for complaintsRegarding complaints filed with the 
  Secretary of DHHS, the Privacy Rulestates in 160.306 (b)(3) that a 
  complaint must be filed within 180 days ofwhen the complainant knew or 
  should have known.Can a covered entity specify a shorter time 
  frame for an individual filing acomplaint with the covered entity - such 
  as - within 30 days?Diana DeWeeseIllinois Dept of 
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