As a staff member of Assisted Independence, LLC. you are required by law to follow Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards. HIPAA protects patient privacy, reduces fraud, ensures secure data handling, and standardizes health information exchange across the U.S. healthcare system. HIPAA mandates that employees do not:
- Take, distribute, post, send, etc. photographs of any individual(s) they support through Assisted Independence, LLC.
- Discuss or share any information related to the individual(s) they support through Assisted Independence, LLC.
- Save any information on personal devices regarding the individual(s) supported through Assisted Independence, LLC. This includes documentation such as risk plans, person centered individualized support plan, etc. being saved to any devices.
- Share any information regarding individual(s) supported with other individual(s), families, employees, case managers, etc.
Any violations of protecting individuals privacy that is observed, witnessed, or reported will result in a meeting with the employee’s direct supervisor of Assisted Independence, LLC. within five (5) business days to determine disciplinary actions, including;
- Termination of employment
- Suspension of employment
- Additional training comprised of studies and testing by the employee’s direct supervisor