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This site offers guidance, explains key requirements and provides forms related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

VCU (a Hybrid Entity), the VCU Health System Authority (Health Care Providers), Virginia Premier (a Health Plan) and Carolina Crescent (a Health Plan) are each legally separate covered entities and are under Common Ownership and Control. For the purposes of HIPAA Compliance these three entities have elected to become a single Affiliated Covered Entity (ACE).  The ACE also includes the administrative and business activities associated with these programs.

This site is intended for the use of the VCU ACE. If you are not associated with the organizations listed above please do not use, copy forward or distribute the information found on this site without the written authority of the VCU Privacy Officer Cynthia H. Earnhardt.

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