Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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Mandated DADS contract employee and volunteer HIPAA training
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) policy require that certain Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) contract employee and volunteers receive privacy and security training.
This training does not satisfy employee mandated training. Employees should talk with their supervisor about training requirements.
This requirement applies to:
- A contract employee — an individual engaged by DADS to provide specific set of services and perform duties that would otherwise be completed by DADS staff.
- A volunteer — an individual, who gives freely of their time, compassion, and skills to enrich the lives of the individuals server by DADS.
HIPAA privacy training
All contact employees and volunteers, as described above, must take HIPAA privacy training. If their services are continued, they may be asked to take the training again. Click here to take the privacy training.
Security training
Only those contract employees and volunteers with access to DADS automated systems are required to take HHS Computer Usage and Information Security Training. Click here to take the security training.
Updated: April 17, 2013