Policy Author:
Employee Engagement
Responsible Office – Department:
Employee Engagement
Effective Date of Policy:
February 2, 2021
At times, Daemen University acquires individually identifiable health information about you and your covered dependents for various employment related purposes related to your coverages under any retirement or welfare benefit plans or programs. To the extent that Daemen presently or hereafter provides Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Accounts and Health Care Flexible Spending Account Programs, that information is “Protected Health Information” and Daemen University and the insurance carrier must maintain the privacy of your Protected Health Information under the provisions of HIPAA. In addition, under HIPAA and the Privacy Rule, the insurance carrier and Daemen University must provide you with notice of their legal duties and privacy practices with respect to that Protected Health Information.