Privacy and Security Provisions (Article 14)
The Agency Compliance Office works closely with HHSA contractors and Business Associates (BAs) regarding our clients’ Protected Information. The Agency Compliance Office offers a variety of assistance to HHSA contractors to meet these requirements, including:
- Training Assistance
- Privacy Incident Coordination
- Site visits to assist with Privacy and Security best practices
- Routine collaboration and
feedback
The below include documents related to the Privacy and Security Provisions:
HHSA’s standard Privacy and Security Provisions (Article 14) and Decision Tree can be found here:
- Article 14 language
- Article 14 (If unable to open with IE, please use another browser)
- Article 14 with track changes (If unable to open with IE, please use another browser)
- Article 14 Decision Tree
HHSA’s Privacy and Security Provisions (Article 14) includes
reference to several State Agreements, including:
- The Agreement for Whole Person Care Pilot Program for the County and DHCS
- The Childhood Lead Poisoning Agreement between CDPH and the County
- The HIV/AIDS Case Reporting System Data Use Agreement between CDPH and the County
- The Medi-Cal Behavioral Health Performance Agreement between the CA Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the County (‘Performance Agreement’)
- The Medi-Cal Eligibility Data System Privacy and Security Agreement between the CA Department of Social Services and the County (‘MEDS Agreement’)
- The San Diego County Alcohol and Drug Program Administrator Agreement between DHCS and the County (‘SUD Agreement’)
- The Standard Agreement between the County and the CA Dept of Aging
- The Refugee
Health Agreement between the CA Dept of Public Health (CDPH) and the
County
- To request a copy of the Agreement, contact us via email, or phone at 619-338-2808.
Note that some of these agreements include exhibits that the California Department of Health Care Services has directed be kept confidential. See All-County Letter 16-09. To request a copy of these exhibits, contact us via email, or phone at 619-338-2808.