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| | Privacy, Modified - De-Identification of PHI |
 | | Based on the Department's intent that the re- identification code not be considered one of the enumerated identifiers that must be excluded under the safe harbor for de-identification, and the public comment supporting this clarification, the Department adopts the provision as proposed. |
 | | It is not solely the public's access to the key that matters for these purposes; the covered entity may not share the key to the re- identification code with anyone, including the recipient of the data, regardless of whether the intent is to facilitate re-identification or not. |
 | | The 17 restricted zip codes are: 036, 059, 063, 102, 203, 556, 692, 790, 821, 823, 830, 831, 878, 879, 884, 890, and 893. |
| www.hipaadvisory.com /regs/finalprivacymod/deid.htm (2032 words) |
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