The Board of Education provides coverage to eligible employees under self-funded group health plans. The Board has established the following self-funded group health plans:

The Board acknowledges that these group health plans are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, as amended by Title I of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). Certain health information maintained by these group health plans is afforded significant protection by this Federal law.

The Board hereby appoints Treasurer to serve as the Privacy Protection Officer of the group health plans. The Board delegates authority to the Privacy Protection Officer to develop and implement the internal policies and procedures for the group health plan(s) relating to the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information. In the event that the HIPAA Privacy Rule is subsequently amended, the Privacy Protection Officer is authorized to make necessary amendments to the internal policies and procedures.

The Privacy Protection Officer shall develop administrative guidelines necessary to implement this policy.

The Privacy Protection Officer shall report his/her progress to the Board upon request.

The Board reserves the right to revoke any or all delegations set forth in this policy at any time for any reason.

Revised 4/21/10