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Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Agreement No. 23-00211 between California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) and County of Monterey for the purpose of secure transfer of Personally Identifiable Information (PII)/Protected Health Information (PHI), and/or HIPAA data between CCHCS and County of Monterey via a secure file transfer portal, effective upon execution and with no exchange of funds, expiring three (3) years from the date of execution.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Agreement No. 23-00211 between California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) and County of Monterey for the purpose of secure transfer of Personally Identifiable Information (PII)/Protected Health Information (PHI), and/or HIPAA data between CCHCS and County of Monterey via a secure file transfer portal, effective upon execution and with no exchange of funds, expiring three (3) years from the date of execution.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
CCHCS Health Information Management (HIM) and County of Monterey, pursuant to California Penal Code Section 3003(e)(2), are working collaboratively to facilitate the timely and efficient release of patient-inmate medical records between CCHCS HIM and County of Monterey for the purpose of ensuring continuity of care/coordination of care for medical, mental health, dental, and substance use disorder treatment. CCHCS HIM and County of Monterey are working together to ensure secure transfer of PII/PHI.
This MOU addresses the conditions under which CCHCS and County of Monterey will release, exchange and use PII/PHI. The documents and information shared under this MOU will be used solely to provide continuity of care/coordination of care for health services for individuals transferred between CCHCS and C...
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