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CASS COUNTY COMMISSION POLICY MANUAL 39.00 SUBJECT: HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY ACT (HIPAA) PAGE 4 OF 10 Requests for access to IIHI will be handled by the Privacy Officer in the affected department or their designees. Requests should be sent to one of the following: Cass County Auditor 211 9th Street South Fargo ND 58103 Cass County Personnel 211 9th Street South Fargo ND 58103 Cass County Social Services 1010 2n~ Avenue South Fargo ND 58103 If Cass County provides access to IIHI, it will act on the request within thirty (30) calendar days. One thirty (30) day extension will be allowed. Cass County will charge a reasonable, cost-based fee that will only include the cost of copying, postage and preparation of an agreed-upon summary or explanation of the IIHI. If Cass County denies access to IIHI, Cass County will provide a timely, written denial that states the basis for the denial and the procedures for making a complaint to the County Coordinator. The individual has a right to a review of the denial of access by the County Coordinator who did not participate in the original decision to deny access. In some situations, the individual would have the right to review a denial by a designated licensed health professional who did not participate in the original decision. Those scenarios include, but are not limited to, the following: *A licensed health-care professional has determined, in the exercise of professional judgment, that the access requested is reasonably likely to endanger the life or physical safety of the individual or another person.