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Utah Healthcare Legislative Update

Article by Mary Thomason:Impact of HITECH on Privacy. Click Here to view this article.

Fall Legislative Update, HITECH, by David Link, UHIMA Legislative Committee member. Click Here to read the article.

Summer Legislative update, courtesy of Xydell Hobbs, UHIMA Legislative Chair. To view his interesting legislative article about Obama and Health Care reform, Click Here.

Utah Healthcare Laws Update

New 2009 Current Health Care Articles

  • The Health Care Status Quo: Why Utah Needs Health Reform
  • Stable and Secure Health Care for Utah
Click Here to view these articles, Utah Legislature Update 2009.

Utah Legislation


Here is the link to Utah Health Law website: http://le.utah.gov. For more detail, select Utah Code/Constitution, and preform a keyword search on 13-44-202.

HIPAA Privacy Q&A


Do you have a HIPAA Privacy question you need help in getting answered or need to know where you can go to find that answer?

UHIMA Legislative Committee will assist you in locating an answer to your HIPAA Privacy questions. By clicking on the HIPAA E-mail link below, you will be provided assistance to your question within 10-14 days. You must enter HIPAA Privacy question in the Subject line. Most questions and answers (Q&As) will be posted on the Legislative page for reference to other members. Identity of the member submitting the Q&A will not be used.

Email HIPAA question to UHIMA Legal Committee Chair, Xdell Hobbs(xdell.hobbs@hcahealthcare.com).

DISCLAIMER: UHIMA or the Legislative Committee will not be held liable for any advice, suggestions, or comments given to the membership on HIPAA Privacy.

Office of the National Coordinator

Link to HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality jointly manage and fund the contract with RTI for this work. AHIMA has taken a significant role in this project. To learn more, read the press release at: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2006pres/20060523.html.