HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-046 Council ResolutionRESOLUTION 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
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Administration, is appointed to
serve as the Privacy and Complaint Official on behalf of the City of Lino Lakes in enforcing the HIPAA
regulations; and
Passed and adopted this day of 2004.
ATTEST:
City Clerk