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The Joint Office for Compliance (JOC) with University of Iowa Health Care presents information on HIPAA Privacy and the policies that have been created for UI Health Care's Hybrid Entities (listed in the column to the right).

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule regulates the protection of patient health information. Hybrid Entities are required to comply with the rules and regulations of HIPAA. Hybrid entities perform covered and non-covered business functions as a single legal entity. The components of the University of Iowa hybrid entity under HIPAA are: 

• University of Iowa Health Care
• University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown Home Health
• University of Iowa Student Health
• University of Iowa Staff Benefits and Employee Wellness Offices
• University of Iowa College of Dentistry
• University of Iowa College of Nursing Faculty Practice Group
• State Hygienic Lab at University of Iowa
• University of Iowa Wendell Johnson Speech & Hearing
• University of Iowa College of Education - University of Iowa Belin Blank Center Assessment and Counseling Clinic
• University of Iowa College of Education - Scanlan Center for School Mental Health