Discipline for HIPAA Violation
Policy
At the CHM, we follow the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s formal and documented
process or regular human resources policy to discipline workforce members who have access
to CHM’s ePHI if they are found to have violated the office’s policies to prevent system
misuse, abuse, and any harmful activities that involve your practice's ePHI does not exist.
https://compliance.wisc.edu/hipaa/policies-and-forms/
UW-Madison faculty and staff may be subject to discipline, up to and including termination, for violations
of HIPAA regulations and/or applicable rules and policies relating to HIPAA. Disciplinary procedures differ
among the various classes of employees at UW-Madison. Please see below:
● Faculty Policies and Procedures (See FPP Chapter 9)
● Academic Staff Policies and Procedures (See ASPP Chapter 6)
● Classified Staff Policies and Procedures (See Chapter 18)
Definitions
A. BAA = Business Associate Agreement
B. CHM = Center for Healthy Minds
C. ePHI = Electronic Protected Health Information