In accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, a group health plan such as the University's group health plan must give plan participants notice of their rights and the plan's legal duties with respect to protected health information (PHI) and how the plan may use and disclose PHI. At this time, we would like to remind you that you have a right to receive a copy of the www.pitt.edu/hipaa.

The plan also is required to protect PHI in electronic form (EPHI). The University has implemented reasonable and appropriate safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of PHI and EPHI that it creates, receives, maintains, or transmits on behalf of the plan.