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Commissioners debate limits on privacy‑officer access as county reaffirms hybrid entity status
Summary
A resolution to reaffirm Hamilton County as a hybrid entity and to define HIPAA privacy and security responsibilities prompted debate over whether the county's privacy officer should have 'reasonable' or 'sufficient' access to records and whether privacy and security roles should be combined to save a position.
The commission reviewed Resolution 326‑9, which reaffirms Hamilton County’s status as a hybrid entity for HIPAA compliance and designates covered components and part two programs.
Several commissioners expressed concern about delegating broad authority to modify, create and implement policies without returning the final approval to the full…
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