County Counsel

HIPAA Compliance

The Glenn County HIPAA Officer is Jennifer Peters

What is HIPAA?

HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is federal legislation that was passed in 1996.

HIPAA was created to:

  • Reduce health care costs,
  • Reduce waste, abuse and fraud in health care, and
  • Provide protection for health information.

HIPAA created national standards regarding the collection, maintenance, transmission, use, privacy and security of protected health information.

HIPAA requires health plans and health care providers notify its clients as to how their information may be used and/or disclosed. This is called a Notice of Privacy Practices.

 

Compliance

The County Counsel’s office oversees the County’s compliance with HIPAA regulations. This includes but is not limited to the following activities:

  • Development of HIPAA Committee,
  • Performance of Gap Analyses,
  • Development of policies and procedures,
  • Development of employee training program, and
  • Auditing and monitoring activities.

Jennifer Peters can be reached at the following location:

Office of the County Counsel
525 W. Sycamore Street
Willows, CA 95988
Phone – (530) 934-6455
Fax – (530) 934-6457
jpeters@countyofglenn.net