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2017 Benefits Book

Privacy Regulations • Privacy provisions of HIPAA restrict how Protected Health Information (PHI) of those covered under the health and/ or dental plan(s) may be used or disclosed by the City of Greensboro, UHC, Delta Dental, Superior Vision, and Flores & Associates (CityFlex administrator). • PHI may be used when enrolling in the health and/or dental plan(s), the medical spending account, or when assistance is requested for problem resolution. • HIPAA does not apply to information used in pre- employment screenings, workers’ compensation claims, medical surveillance required by law for accommodations

Certificate of Coverage • Certificates of coverage show the length of time an individual was covered under a health and/or dental plan. • They may help in the reduction of waiting periods for pre-existing conditions (no break in coverage over 63 days). • Certificates are mailed to the last known address by first class mail to those who lose coverage under - San Miguel - GMA Award, Submitted by Joe Kimmel, Greensboro Police Department

under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), assessments for “fitness for duty”, or drug testing.

• HIPAA also does not apply to information voluntarily given by you to any unauthorized individual, such as a co-worker.

Greensboro’sCrimeScene Investigators arehappy to provide parentswithCHILD IDfingerprint kits fromthe NationalCenter forMissing andExploitedChildren–and

sometimes the experience brings joy toa child’sheart. Here,CSI J.L.Dennis, left, provides the service during 2016’sNational Forensic ScienceWeek celebration. —Photograph by CSI A.J. Washburn * This information is intended to meet required notification standards for handling privacy information under HIPPA.

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