HIPAA
The purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) program is to guide Saint Louis University's efforts to comply with the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule by creating and maintaining appropriate standards, procedures and controls to prevent, detect, contain and correct security violations pertaining to protected health information (PHI).
SLU endeavors to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of protected health care information (PHI) by taking reasonable and appropriate steps to address the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
To request HIPAA training, please contact the compliance office at compliance@slu.edu.
If you have HIPAA or privacy concerns, comments, or questions, please contact one of the following:
- General inquiries
hipaa@health.slu.edu
compliance@slu.edu
Effective July 1, 2022, SSM Health is handling SLUCare HIPAA issues. If you have concerns or questions about potential unethical acts or patient privacy issues, please contact the SSM Ethics and Compliance Helpline at 877-427-7275.
If you have a reason to believe that a member of the community may have violated a law, rule, regulation or policy you have a responsibility to submit a good faith report of those concerns to the Compliance Department or to the SLU Integrity Hotline.
HIPAA Forms
- Authorization for Disclosure (PDF)
- SLU Authorization to Use or Disclose Patient Image (PDF)
- SLU Notice of Privacy Practices (PDF)
HIPAA Privacy Policies
All HIPAA policies are available to the SLU community on PolicyStat.