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The Alabama Department of Public Health issued a press release on January 11, 2021, urging Alabamians to have patience in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the release, the vaccine is available to healthcare workers, people age 75 and older, law enforcement officers, and firefighters. As of January 18, 2021, the state is now in Phase 1B of the allocation plan developed by the State.
The Department also announced the creation of an online registration portal in addition to the hotline developed for Alabama residents to sign-up to receive the vaccine. Both the portal and hotline allow eligible individuals to register for the vaccine at their local county health departments. Again, the Department urges those that are not currently eligible to wait to call until the state has moved into the phase making the individual eligible for the vaccine.
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The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled its 13th enforcement action in its Right of Access Initiative, first announced in 2019 to support individuals’ rights to timely access their health records at a reasonable cost under the privacy rule.
[1] As part of the settlement, announced Dec. 22, Peter Wrobel, doing business as Georgia-based Elite Primary Care, agreed to take corrective actions and pay $36,000 to settle a potential violation of the right of access standard. In April 2019, OCR received a complaint alleging that Elite failed to respond to a patient’s request for access to his medical records, and OCR provided technical assistance in May 2019. However, OCR received a second complaint in October 2019 alleging that Elite still had not provided the patient with access to his medical records and initiated an investigation. In addition to the monetary settlement, Elite is required to follow a corrective action plan (CAP) for two years. The
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Prior to the holiday, the OCR settled its thirteenth enforcement action under the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative, which involved a primary care physician practicing in the State of Georgia. Dr. Peter Wrobel, M.D., P.C., operating under the fictitious name of Elite Primary Care, became subject to an OCR investigation (twice) for his alleged violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
In 2019, the OCR received a complaint stating that Elite Primary Care failed to provide a patient timely access to his medical records. The OCR assisted Elite Primary Care by providing technical assistance, which ultimately led to the OCR closing the complaint. Just a few months later, the OCR received a second complaint from the same patient stating he still did not receive his medical records. As a result, Dr. Wrobel must pay a Resolution Amount of $36,000.00 and implement a two year Corrective Action Plan following the OCR’s second in
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The HHS Office for Civil Rights on Tuesday announced the most recent in a spate of monetary settlements in its HIPAA right of access enforcement.
WHY IT MATTERS
OCR has made enforcement of patient access a major priority in recent months. In the most recent case, Dr. Peter Wrobel and his Georgia-based practice Elite Primary Care agreed to take corrective actions and pay $36,000 to settle a potential violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
In April 2019, OCR received an allegation that Elite had not responded to a patient s request for access to his medical records. A month later, the agency offered the practice technical assistance on right of access requirements and closed the complaint.