HIPAA covers every employee who has access to Protected Health Information, whether
temporary or permanent.
Given that civil liabilities could be huge, potential plaintiffs would undoubtedly
name the employee, the agency and the CE as co-defendants.
On the most base level, I can't think of a situation where the Temp employee shouldn't
know where to find a Notice of Privacy Practices.
Michael Sullivan
HIPAA Privacy Consultant
-----Original Message-----
From: Deborah Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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Subject: RE: Temporary Employees
I have heard CE's respond both ways. I would like to get an idea of what the
majority of people are doing. And are you treating temp agencies that supply office
staff differently than temp agencies who supply nursing staff?
Thank you!
Deborah Campbell
Compliance Coordinator
Dominion Dental Services, Inc.
115 South Union Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phn: (703) 518-5000 ext. 3035
Fax: (703) 518-8849
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hromatka, Valerie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 3:30 PM
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Subject: Temporary Employees
Had a question come up today regarding temporary employees. If we
have a temp for a couple of weeks, is that person considered a member of our workforce
and are we required to train that person on HIPAA Privacy? Thanks for your input!
Valerie Hromatka
System Administrator
Privacy Officer
Western Washington Medical Group
3207 Wetmore Ave
Everett, WA 98201
wwmedgroup.com
425-259-4041
425-252-6642
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