HIPAA Privacy - Right to Amend 164.526(a)(1)

Overview:
§164.526(a)
Standard: Right to amend.
(1) Right to amend. An individual has the right to have a covered entity amend protected health information or a record about the individual in a designated record set for as long as the protected health information is maintained in the designated record set.

Action Items:
1) Obtain and review policies and procedures allowing an individual the right to amend protected health information in a designated health record set.

Related Documents:
1) Policies and procedures allowing an individual the right to amend protected health information in a designated health record set.

Additional Guidance:
The Rule gives individuals the right to have covered entities amend their protected health information in a designated record set when that information is inaccurate or incomplete. If a covered entity accepts an amendment request, it must make reasonable efforts to provide the amendment to persons that the individual has identified as needing it, and to persons that the covered entity knows might rely on the information to the individual’s detriment. If the request is denied, covered entities must provide the individual with a written denial and allow the individual to submit a statement of disagreement for inclusion in the record. The Rule specifies processes for requesting and responding to a request for amendment. A covered entity must amend protected health information in its designated record set upon receipt of notice to amend from another covered entity.