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RESOLUTION NO. 2004 - 46 A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE CITY OF LINO LAKES'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes is the official governing body of the City of Lino Lakes; and, WHEREAS, the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requires that all health plans, health care providers and health care clearinghouses implement regulations for the purposes of ensuring the portability of health care coverage when moving to a new job, reducing paperwork by conducting electronic payment transactions, and securing the privacy of individual protected health information; and, • WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lakes, in limited functions, acts as a health plan and a health care provider and is therefore subject to HIPAA regulation; and WHEREAS, HIPAA regulations require that the City designate itself as a covered entity; and WHEREAS, the City is required to develop internal policies and procedures to carry-out all HIPAA regulations; and WHEREAS, the City must name a Privacy and Complaint Official to respond to HIPAA- related questions or grievances; and WHEREAS, HIPAA regulations require that the City provide affected clients with a Notice of Privacy Practices, informing clients of their privacy rights. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LINO LAKES IN REGULAR MEETING ASSEMBLED, that the City of Lino Lakes is designated as a Covered Entity under the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; and