HIPAA Health Record Amendment Request

Summary

Use this HIPAA Health Record Amendment Request template for an employer-sponsored group health plan for participants wishing to amend their protected health information (PHI). The template is drafted for a group health plan but can be modified for use by other types of HIPAA covered entities, such as a health service provider. The template includes practical guidance and drafting notes. The obligation to administer requested amendments to a participant's PHI will rest with the insurer, and not the employer, in a fully-insured group health plan as fully-insured group health plans are exempt from most of the administrative responsibilities under the HIPAA's privacy rule. See 45 C.F.R. §164.530(k) and Dep't of Health and Human Services: Employer Offering Full-Insured Health Plan. For extensive coverage of important topics in the healthcare industry, see Healthcare Fundamentals Resource Kit. For a full listing of key content covering HIPAA considerations, see HIPAA Resource Kit. For more on health information privacy and security, see Health Information Privacy and Security Resource Kit. For more information on compliance with the privacy and security rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (HIPAA), see HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Other Administrative Simplification Rules. For guidance on accounting disclosures of PHI, see HIPAA Request for Accounting of PHI Disclosures.