Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Thank you for visiting the School of Public Health's HIPAA website, which provides all the necessary information to achieve HIPAA compliance for faculty, students and staff. Also, the site contains useful reference materials to simplify and explain the role of HIPAA in research and operations at the School of Public Health.

Below is a chart with the guidelines for who needs what level of training and certification. Please identify the category that best fits you and then proceed to the Online Training page and the Confidentiality Agreement page to begin the process of meeting the requirements for HIPAA compliance.

Currently, the University of Michigan does not require a quiz to certify HIPAA compliance. Therefore, you only need to complete the appropriate online training and sign the confidentiality agreement. However, please be aware that this requirement may change in the future, at which time we will notify you.

If you have any questions, please contact pdj@umich.edu.

	Required Training Module	Confidentiality Agreement
Faculty	HIPAA for Researchers	X
Students with research positions	HIPAA for Researchers	X
Staff	HIPAA Basics	X
Students without research positions	HIPAA Basics	X
Non-UM business associates	None	X