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Glossary Term
Mar 13, 2019

Employment Records

Records about an individual who is (or seeks or sought to become) a member of the uniformed services, employee of the U.S. Government, employee of a DOD contractor, or person with a comparable relationship to the DOD, that are maintained by a DOD Component or other entity subject to this issuance.  A more detailed definition is provided in DODM 6025....

Policy
Mar 13, 2019

Instruction: #DODI 6025.18, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule Compliance in DOD Health Care Programs

This issuance, in accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5124.02, establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for DOD compliance with federal law governing health information privacy and breach of privacy; integrating health information privacy and breach compliance with general information privacy and security requirements in accordance ...

  • Identification #: DODI 6025.18
  • Type: Instruction
Glossary Term
Mar 13, 2019

Business Associate

With respect to a DOD covered entity, a party that creates, receives, maintains, or transmits PHI on behalf of the DOD covered entity for a function or activity regulated by this issuance; or a party that provides legal, actuarial, accounting, consulting, data aggregation, management, administrative, accreditation, or financial services to or for such DOD...

Glossary Term
Mar 13, 2019

DoD Covered Entity

In the case of a health plan administered by DOD, the DOD Component (or subcomponent) functions as the administrator of the health plan.  To the extent this issuance prescribes duties to be performed by covered entities, the term refers only to DOD covered entities.  All covered entities within the Military Health System (including both health p...

Glossary Term
Mar 13, 2019

Payment

Except as prohibited by Paragraph 4.4.j of DODM 6025.18: The activities undertaken by a health plan to obtain premiums or to determine or fulfill its responsibility for coverage and provision of benefits under the health plan; or a health care provider or health plan to obtain or provide reimbursement for the provision of health care. Payment activities r...

Publication
Apr 19, 2017

DoD's Structure under HIPAA and its Impact on Various DoD Components

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Pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Department of Defense (DoD) designated itself as a single affiliated covered entity in DoD Health Information Privacy Regulation, DoD 6025.18-R. In this regulation, the DoD specifically defined the Military Health System (MHS) to only include DoD components that are ...

Policy
Apr 26, 2016

Instruction: #DODI 6025.25, Drug Take Back Program

In accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5124.02, establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for developing, publishing, and implementing procedural guidance for a Drug Take Back Program throughout the Military Health System, in accordance with Parts 1300-1321 of Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, also known and referred to in this ...

  • Identification #: DODI 6025.25
  • Type: Instruction
Policy
Dec 30, 2015

Instruction: #DODI 6000.13, Accession and Retention Policies, Programs, and Incentives for Military Health Professions Officers

This instruction establishes policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for: a. Military Department payment of incentives and bonuses to HPOs pursuant to section 335 of Title 37, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (c)). b. Incremental transition from current special pays and bonuses for HPOs pursuant to sections 301d, 301e, 302, ...

  • Identification #: DODI 6000.13
  • Type: Instruction
Glossary Term
Nov 16, 2015

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Officer

An official with statutory or operational authority and responsibility for the development, implementation, maintenance, oversight, and reporting of security requirements for electronic protected health information (PHI) in accordance with DOD Instruction 6025.18 and parts 160, 162, and 164 of Reference Privacy Rule defined in Title 45, Code of ...

Glossary Term
Nov 16, 2015

Healthcare Operations

Healthcare related management activities performed in accordance with References (i) DoD 5400.11-R, “Department of Defense Privacy Program,” May 14, 2007 and (k)   DoD 6025.18-R, “DoD Health Information Privacy Regulation,” January 24, 2003 and governed by the Privacy Rule defined in part 164 of Title 45, CFR.

Glossary Term
Aug 12, 2015

Unauthorized Disclosure

Any access to ePHI that is not otherwise required or permitted pursuant to Reference DOD 6025.18-R, “DoD Health Information Privacy Regulation,” Jan. 24, 2003.

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