This manual was compiled by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division HIPAA Workgroup and modified by Colorado Mental Health Services in February 2003. It contains detailed information about the Privacy Rule and summary information about the Codes and Transaction Rule focused on provider-specific issues.

Memo addresses processes for utilization of services, communication, security issues, and the practice of providing medical/surgical services to the Department of Corrections offenders at the Colorado Department of Human Services' Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo.