Certified Ambulance Privacy Officer (CAPO)
The nationally recognized certification for ambulance HIPAA and privacy compliance professionals.
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The Certified Ambulance Privacy Officer (CAPO) certification is the nation's first ambulance-specific HIPAA and privacy compliance accreditation.
This course is designed for current and prospective privacy officers, HIPAA compliance officers, security officers, managers, supervisors, and professionals responsible for HIPAA compliance within ambulance organizations.
This course prepares professionals to:
- Develop HIPAA privacy, security, and breach notification polices
- Safeguard paper and electronic protected health information
- Address common HIPAA issues facing ambulance services
- Build effective ambulance-specific HIPAA compliance programs
- Support organizational privacy and security compliance efforts
Students will gain practical knowledge and real-world stragies for handeling everyday HIPAA and prvacy complanice challenges within ambualnce services
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WHAT YOU'LL MASTER
Why Pursue The CACO Certification:
Strengthen HIPAA complaince
Build effective HIPAA privacy, security, and breach notification processes tailored to ambulance services.
Protect Sensitive Information
Learn best practices for safeguarding paper and electronic protected health information.
Address Common HIPAA Risks
Identify and respond to the most common HIPAA challenges facing ambulance organizations.
Build a Strong Privacy Program
Develop practical policies and procedures that support long-term compliance and organizational accountability.
CURRICULUM
Three modules.
One exam.
A credential that carries weight.
Each module includes recorded lectures, case-study breakdowns, downloadable resources, and end-of-module quizzes.
- Lesson 1A - The Privacy Officer
- Roles and responsibilities of the CAPO
- Appointing the ambulance privacy officer.
- Steps to achieving HIPAA compliance
- Lesson 1B - An Introduction to HIPAA
- Background of HIPAA
- Who’s covered by HIPAA
- What is covered by HIPAA.
- Lesson 2A - The HIPAA Privacy Rule: Uses and Disclosures of PHI
- Uses and disclosures for the “public interest”
- Disclosures to family members and others
- Patient authorization.
- Lesson 2B - Patient Rights Under HIPAA
- The 6 Patient Rights
- Notice of Privacy Practices
- Right to request restrictions
- Right to access PHI
- Right to request amendment of PHI
- Right to an accounting
- Right to request confidential communications
- Lesson 2C - The HIPAA Security Rule
- General security standards
- Administrative safeguards
- Risk analysis
- Physical safeguards
- Technical safeguards.
- Lesson 2D - Breach Notification Rule
- 4-Step process for evaluating potential breaches
- How to respond to breaches
- Lesson 2E - Business Associates & Business Associate Agreements
- Defining business associates (BA’s)
- How HIPAA applies to business associates
- Business Associate Agreements
- Lesson 3A - HIPAA Enforcement: Penalties, Complaints and Audits
- HIPAA enforcement and penalties
- How the OCR resolves HIPAA complaints
- OCR HIPAA audits and how to prepare for an audit.
- Lesson 3B - HIPAA Compliance: Policies, Training, Sanctions and More
- The CAPO’s role in achieving compliance
- Implementing and updating policies and procedures
- Workforce training and sanctions
- Responding to HIPAA complaints and recordkeeping requirements
- Lesson 3C - Key Ambulance Industry HIPAA Compliance Issues
- EMS communications
- Disclosing PHI to law enforcement
- The news media
- Court-related requests for PHI
- Portable electronic devices and media, and the impact of HIPAA and social media
MAINTAINING YOUR CERTIFICATION
CAPO Recertification Requirements
Once certified, CAPOs maintain their credential through annual continuing education in privacy and HIPAA.
annually
- Privacy and Patient Rights
- Security and Safeguards
- Breach Notification
- HIPAA Compliance and Enforcement
Ways to earn CEU credit
It's the responsibility of the CAPO to obtain a CEU Certificate and enter it on the NAAC website prior to their expiration date. If you plan on attending a conference and don't see the NAAC CEU Approved logo, please contact the Conference Organizer and request that they apply for approval of their training for NAAC CEUs.