Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)
UCSF HIPAA Training Resources:
- Mobile Device Security – Good Security Practices
- UCSF HIPAA Training Resources:Basic (HIPAA 101 Training) for individuals with computers who do not handle confidential patient health or financial information:Advanced HIPAA for individuals who handle confidential, electronic health or financial information of UCSF patients or research subjects:
- PHI Module for individuals who access PHI like patient registrations or billing functions
- Provider Module for Providers like residents, students and physicians
- Research Module for all researchers
- Communications and Media Relations Module for individuals involved in Institutional Advancement, Communications and Media Relations
- Advanced Security Module Security of Electronic Information
- Tutorial Assessment Program on Research Aspects of HIPAA:
- This Tutorial was developed by the UC San Diego Human Subjects Protection Program and has been made available to the research community at all the UC Medical Centers. It is targeted to research investigators though anyone interested may complete this module. You will be able to download a certificate of completion after you
- complete the module.
- HIPAA Research Training Module: This module is targeted for research staff, coordinators, and administrators, as well as research investigators who need to know the CHR procedures. A certificate of completion is not available at this time.
- The 18 Protected Health Information Identifiers
- California Senate Bill 1386 (SB1386)
- More information found at UCSF campus HIPAA site
Mandatory Online Training Program Requirement for all Key Research Personnel
Key research personnel including Principal Investigators, Sub-Investigators, research staff, research volunteers and any other persons who are listed on study applications are required to complete online research training from the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI). The training required for all research personnel is the Human Subjects Protection Training (HSP) and Good Clinical Practice Training (GCP). The training Certificates are valid for 3 years. If the training has been completed, you can go to https://www.citiprogram.org/ and complete the training under association with UCSF. This training must be completed prior to participating in any research activities.
The CITI Program training website is at https://www.citiprogram.org/
For more information on the UCSF Research requirements, go to https://research.ucsf.edu/
Copies of completion certificates must be forwarded to the Institutional Review Board office – Paula Johnson ([email protected])
