Changes in mental health records (1791)

Key points below


HIPAA harmonization

What is HIPAA?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) set standards for health
information privacy rights. This Act says a person has a right to understand and have some
control over how their health information is used.

What is the HIPAA Harmonization Bill?

In 2014, Wisconsin passed the "HIPAA Harmonization Bill." This bill is also called the "Mental
Health Care Coordination Bill". One of the goals of this bill was to apply the rights of HIPAA to
the sharing of mental health records between providers.

Note: Be sure to let your CW providers know if you change your child’s primary doctor.

ALERT

Call your child’s doctor, nurse, or clinic if you have any questions or concerns or if your child has special health care needs that were not covered by this information.