Law Students

Announcement

August 3, 2009

HHS is expanding its health information privacy enforcement team. 

These new positions are located in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of the Secretary, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Office of the Deputy Director Health Information Privacy (ODDHIP).  OCR provides the oversight, leadership, and coordination necessary to ensure that individuals have nondiscriminatory access to HHS services or programs and that the privacy of their health information is protected.  The Division of Health Information Privacy enforces the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act. 

For more information on these available positions, go to http://www.usajobs.gov/ and enter the corresponding job announcement number.

Titles and job announcement numbers:

Health Information Privacy Specialist, GS-301-13/14        HHS-OS-14-2009-0012

Health Information Privacy Specialist, GS-301-13/14        HHS-OS-14-2009-0013

The open period for these positions is Friday, July 31, 2009 to Thursday, August 13, 2009.   

For more information about the health information privacy activities of OCR, visit our web site at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/index.html.