OCR Designates HIPAA Regional Office Privacy Advisors
The Acting Director and Principal Deputy Director for the Office for Civil Rights, Robinsue Frohboese, has designated Office for Civil Rights Regional Managers in each of the HHS Regional Offices to serve as the Regional Office Privacy Advisors. On July 27, 2009, Secretary Sebelius authorized the Director of the Office for Civil Rights to carry out the designation required under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act (Title XIII of Division A and Title IV of Division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
The designation of these Regional Office Privacy Advisors was mandated by the ARRA-HITECH provisions under Section 13403(a). The Regional Office Privacy Advisors will offer guidance and education to covered entities, business associates, and individuals on their rights and responsibilities related to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
The names, addresses, and contact information for each of the Regional Managers are listed together with a list of the States for which each Regional Manager has responsibility are listed below:
Region I - Boston (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)Peter Chan, Regional ManagerOffice for Civil RightsU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesGovernment CenterJ.F. Kennedy Federal Building - Room 1875Boston, MA 02203Voice […]
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