The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy.

 The Office for Civil Rights enforces the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information; the HIPAA Security Rule, which sets national standards for the security of electronic protected health information; the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, which requires covered entities and business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information; and the confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety Rule, which protect identifiable information being used to analyze patient safety events and improve patient safety.

  To obtain a copy of your EMS report you must complete the HIPAA Request Form and return it to the fire station. For additional information please contact Administrative Assistant Angie Koehne at (708) 946-6585 or akoehne@beecherfire.org.

Your Health Information Privacy is very important to us