1
Q
What qualifies as PHI?
A
health info created/received by healthcare provider, health plan, health care clearinghouse, or EMS billing company
exists in verbal, written, or electronic form
info that identifies the individual / where there is a reasonable basis to believe it could
- relates to past/present/future physical or mental health or condition of an individual
- the provision of health care to an individual
- the past/present/future payment for the provision of health care to an individual
2
Q
is response information PHI?
A
response information classified as public record (dispatch time, units dispatched, receiving facility transport location) will remain as public record
3
Q
Identifying information classified as PHI
A
- names
- all elements of dates (except age) for dates directly related to an individual
- postal address
- geographic areas smaller than a FC supervisory district
- telephone / fax numbers
- e-mail addresses
- SSN
- medical record numbers
- health plan beneficiary numbers
- ID badge numbers
- VIN/license plates
- URLs and IP addresses
- biometric identifiers (finger/voice prints)
- full face photographic images
- any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code
