Senate Bill 18-19-05
| Bill ID: | 18-19-05 |
| Name: | Interim University Of Maryland Policy On Compliance With The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act |
| Proposed: | 07/18/2018 |
| Sponsor: | President's Office |
| Proposal: | The President's Office informed the Senate Office that minor revisions and updates to the University Of Maryland Policy On Compliance With The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) to ensure that campus units are compliant. The revisions include updates to names and operational procedures, as well as an attachment with a list of units. |
| Active? | No |
| Policy: | https://president.umd.edu/administration/policies/section-vi-general-administration/vi-2400a |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 11/27/2018 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2018-11-02 |
| Decision Date: | 2018-11-07 |
| Decision: | The Senate reviewed the proposed policy revisions as an informational item. |
| Actions: | The Senate reviewed the proposed revisions to the HIPAA policy as an informational item at its meeting on November 7, 2018. The Senate was informed that due to the non-substantive nature of the changes, a vote on the revisions was not necessary. However, in order to finalize the policy revisions, the proposed policy will be forwarded to the President for review and approval. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Approval |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2018-09-14 |
| Decision Date: | 2018-09-21 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the item on the November 7, 2018 Senate agenda as an informational item. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the revisions to the HIPAA policy and agreed that the revisions were non-substantive and did not require formal review by a Senate committee or approval by the Senate. The SEC determined that the item should be reviewed by the Senate as an informational item, after additional consultation with the Office of General Counsel on a question related to the impact of the policy on research. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |