Outpatient Pain Management Programs. Aetna considers outpatient multi-disciplinary pain management programs medically necessary when all of the following criteria are met: If a surgical procedure or acute medical treatment is indicated, it has been performed prior to entry into the pain program; and.
HIPAAâs Impact on Prisonersâ Rights to Healthcare. By Alexander L. Bednar, J.D., LL.M. Candidate. Under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, it has been determined. that prisoners (or inmates) have a constitutional right to adequate health care.1 Texas has. codified societyâs requirement to give care to its incarcerated persons, and requires state prisons. to provide health care.2 Under the final HIPAA Privacy rule, identifiable health information.
HIPAA â Correctional Facility Concerns and Coverage. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted to publicize standards for the electronic exchange, privacy and security of health information. The final regulation, known as the Privacy Rule, was published by the department of Health and Human Services in December, 2000 and subsequently modified in March, 2002.