Important Links

• HSC Compliance Office
• HSC Policy Office
• Patient and Visitor Information

Privacy Office Policies

• HIPAA - Right to Access PHI Policy
• HIPAA - Right to Request to Amend Designated Record Set Policy
• HIPAA - Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information Policy
• HIPAA – Responding to Breaches of Protected Health Information (PHI) Policy

The UNM Health Sciences Center (HSC) policy website provides online access to all policies that fall under HSC. The HSC policies include UNM Medical Group Policies and UNM Hospital Policies. Additionally, the HSC Policy Office provides links to university-wide policies: University Administrative Policies and Regents' Policies.

Related Guidance

• Designated Record Set
• Fees for Copies and Summaries of Designated Record Sets
• Photography of Patients
• Requests for Electronic Copies of Medical Records
• Maintenance, Retention, Secure Disposition and Destruction of Confidential Documents and Records
• Information Security Program Plan

Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

• Department of Health & Human Services - Health Information Privacy
• Communicating with a Patient’s Family, Friends, or Others Involved in the Patient’s Care
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Disposal of Protected Health Information
• Permitting Health Care Providers to Share PHI for Treatment without Patient Authorization
• HHS Guidance on Sharing Information Related to Mental Health