Total Health Care, Incorporated (THC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center. THC is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233 (h). Total Health Care is a FTCA deemed facility. Â©Total Health Care.
The federal agency charged with enforcement of HIPAA is the US Department of Health and Human Servicesâ Office of Civil Rights (OCR). The regulations dealing with the release and protection of health information are known as the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule.
Utah law requires that psychologists obtain signed consent, while the HIPAA privacy rule does not require consent. So, Utah law applies instead of HIPAA in this case because the state law gives patients greater privacy protection. Other states may have similar laws that would take precedence over HIPAA.