HomeMy WebLinkAbout20140122.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF PRIVACY OFFICERS UNDER HEALTH INSURANCE
PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA) AND SECTION 3-15 OF THE
WELD COUNTY CODE
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance #2012-10, the Board of County Commissioners approved the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Policies and Procedures for Weld
County, and
WHEREAS, Section 3-15-30 of the Weld County Code appoints the Director of Finance
and Administration as the overall Weld County Privacy Officer, and
WHEREAS, the Board has previously appointed individuals to be departmental HIPAA
Privacy Officers, some of which are no longer Weld County employees, and some of which are
not employed in any of the covered departments, as defined in Section 3-15-20 of the Weld
County Code, and
WHEREAS, the Board deems it advisable to revoke all prior appointments of HIPAA
privacy officers, and to appoint privacy officers in each of the covered departments, and
WHEREAS, the Board deems it advisable to make the following appointments, with such
appointments superseding all prior appointments as HIPAA Privacy Officers.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board that Patricia Russell, Director of
the Department of Human Resources, be, and hereby is, appointed as the HIPAA Privacy
Officer for the Weld County Department of Human Resources and HIPAA Privacy Officer for
Weld County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that Mark Wallace, Director of the
Department of Public Health and Environment, be, and hereby is, appointed as the HIPAA
Privacy Officer for the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Board that Nancy Kroll, Director of Inmate
Services for the Weld County Sheriff's Office, be, and hereby is, appointed as the HIPAA
Privacy Officer for the Weld County Sheriff's Office.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Board that Eva Jewell, Division Head for the Area
Agency on Aging, be, and hereby is, appointed as the HIPAA Privacy Officer for the Weld
County Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging.
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APPOINTMENT OF PRIVACY OFFICERS UNDER HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA) AND SECTION 3-15 OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Board that Barbara Connolly, Weld County
Controller, be, and hereby is, appointed as the HIPAA Privacy Officer for the Weld County
Department of Accounting.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 13ttday of January, A.D., 2014.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Douglas Rademache , Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
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William F. Garcia
Date of signature: JAN 2 2 2014
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