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HIPAA Research Training

HIPAA Research Training

Requirements | Fulfilling the Requirements | Certificates and Training History

Requirements

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule provides additional protection for protected health information (PHI), which is defined as "individually identifiable health information" including demographic information collected from an individual, that:

• Is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, employer, or health care clearinghouse.
   
    AND


• Relates to (a) the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual, (b) the provision of health care to an individual, or (c) the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the individual.
   
    AND
   
• Identifies the individual or there is a reasonable basis to believe can be used to identify the individual.
  

Compliance with Privacy Rule requirements for research projects became effective April 14, 2003. The rule requires that each institution "train all members of its workforce on the policies and procedures with respect to protected health information required by this subpart, as necessary and appropriate for the members of the workforce to carry out their function within the covered entity." This education requirement applies to investigators and research staff (research coordinators, research assistants and other key research personnel) who (a) are conducting human subjects research, (b) are conducting research that involves protected health information, and (c) are also within the covered entity.

At this time, the covered entity is principally limited to the six health sciences colleges and other elements of the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago (UIMC).

Fulfilling the Requirements

You can satisfy this requirement by taking the online training OR attending a live HIPPA training session:

1. Complete the UIC HIPAA Research Online Training
   
   Complete the following steps to register for and access the online training course.
1. Go to the UIC Learning Management System: http://www.uictraining.org
2. Login following the instructions in the table below:

   If you have previously enrolled in the learning management system, do not enroll again.  Please follow the instructions below.  If you have forgotten your username or password, click on password retrieval and follow the instructions.  Please note that the username and password will be sent in separate emails and you must have your username to request your password.

   IF you're a...	THEN...	AND...	AND...
   new user,	Select Register with Us	Choose username and password	Complete user profile and proceed to step 3.
   registered user,	log in under your username and password *If you have forgotten your username or password, select password retrieval and follow instructions.	Proceed to step 3.

3. Select Course Catalog from the menu bar on the left.
4. Check “Human Subjects Protections” and click on Browse Selected Categories.
5. Click on “HIPAA On-line Training"
6. Click on Register.
7. Click on My Courses
8. Click on Launch Course for “HSPP 105 HIPAA On-line Training”, and complete the course.
9. Once quiz successfully completed with passing scores, the system will indicate that the course has been completed.
10. An email will be sent to user regarding training certificate.
    
    
2. Attend a live HIPAA training session.
   

2009 UIC HIPAA Training Calendar (Please call 996-1711 to reserve your space for this session. Space is limited.)
Date	Time	Location*
Tuesday, January 13, 2009	10:00 AM - 12:00PM	AOB, Room 202
Thursday, January 22, 2009	10:00 AM - 12:00PM	AOB, Room 202
Thursday, February 19, 2009	10:00 AM - 12:00PM	AOB, Room 202C
Thursday, March 19, 2009	10:00 AM - 12:00PM	AOB, Room 202C
*Locations: AOB: Adminstrative Office Building, 1737 West Polk Street SCE: Student Center East, 750 South Halsted CMW: College of Medicine West, 1819 West Polk Street MBRB: Molecular Biology Research Building, 900 South Ashland SPH-PI: School of Public Health and Psychiatric Institute, 1603 West Taylor St.

To obtain copies of your training certificate, please e-mail oprstraining@uic.edu or call (312-413-9175).

PLEASE NOTE:

• You must attend or complete the on-line course within the first three (3) months of employment.
• The training qualifies for two (2) continuing education credits and thereby satisfies the continuing education requirement for two (2) years. HIPAA may not be taken more than twice for credit. It does not replace the initial education requirement­ read more about how to satisfy this requirement.
• The course does not satisfy the HIPAA training requirements for individuals involved in healthcare operations at UIMC. Please refer to the UIMC HIPAA Channel for details.

Certificates and Training History

To view Individual training records (Initial, HIPAA, and Continuing Education), log in to RiSCWeb, and click on the Educational Status tab to view your record.

If you need to print your online training certificate at a later date, follow these instructions:

1. Go to Learning Management System (LMS) online training, www.uictraining.org and login
2. From the menu on the left click on My Courses.
3. Next choose the Completed Course option.
4. Click on Course Name; View Certificate; Open; Print.

If you have any questions or problems, please contact Laurie Kennard at 312-413-9175.

Last updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2009.