Is there somewhere on the net where I can get a copy of HIPAA

[Anonymous]

where its states that the OC must pull the collection account from the collection agency if paid directly to the OC? I have looked everywhere and I even asked a HIPAA officer but he didn't give me a straight answer he just directed me to the F&Q page of the HIPAA website.

I need to find where it states they must remove.

[llecs]

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo/Downloads/HIPAALaw.pdf

"fun" read. I have read HIPAA and compared Whychat's process and the two don't legally jive. However, others' success certainly can't be overlooked. And I fell asleep each time I read and compared the two.

[Anonymous]

ok, so no where does it state that the OC has to remove it from the CA?

[cadavis0609]

I may be wrong, but I'm a firefighter/EMT and I've sat through long ridiculous classes on this. I'm thinking that this is more of a loop hole than a written fact. The purpose of this act is to keep your information private and it should be shared with only those who are involved immediately in your care and for billing purposes. If its no longer required for billing, then it is in violation of your privacy rights. That is my interpretation of this. We aren't even allowed to know what happens to you after you leave our ambulance so I'm thinking that the collection agencies and future lenders aren't allowed to know you had a medical procedure after the debt is paid.

I also might add that I have never read the HIPAA in its entirety, just gotten the summary on it.

Message Edited by cadavis0609 on 09-15-2008 04:47 PM

[Anonymous]

thanks, that makes sense, I have been waiting for days to get some med coll removed because they were paid but they still show on my CR and they still have a balance, all except 1, I'm thinking the OC called and had it updated with the CA but didn't have it removed