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� � � ' � <br /> CAPIO OFFERS JULY 8 WORKSHOP FOR CITY OF MILPITAS ADOPTS CODE <br /> PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS OF ETHICS AND SHARES <br /> Recent changes to HIPAA (Heaith Insurance WEALTH OF INFORMATION <br /> Portability and Accountability Act) can affect the <br /> way police officers and firefighters carry out their The City of Milpitas is the latest addition to the <br /> duties and may impact the way your city releases growing list of cities adopting positive, values- <br /> information about injured or ill people. based codes of ethics. The League's board of <br /> directors is encouraging cities to consider adop- <br /> Police o�cers and firefighters deal with injured tion of such codes as part of the League's work <br /> people every day. How much can they tell the on the goal of promoting public confidence in city <br /> media about an injured person's medical status and government. <br /> injuries. How much investigative medical informa- <br /> tion can find its way into a news release? What are <br /> some of the common misconceptions that can get The League's nonprofit research arm, the <br /> you in trouble? Institute for Local Self Govemment (ILSG), has <br /> produced a process-oriented guide on adopting <br /> These and other questions will be answered on such codes. The Institute's guide includes a <br /> July 8 at Children's Hospita/ Central California sample menu of code provisions from other <br /> in Madera, during a half-day workshop about jurisdictions. The guide is available in electronic <br /> HIPAA co-sponsored by the California Association form without charge at www.ilsg.org/trust (click on <br /> of Public Information Officials (CAPIO) and "ethics codes" tab and then click on publication <br /> Children's Hospital. The workshop is specifically cover to pull up text of publication). <br /> targeted to public safety information o�cers. <br /> A link to Milpitas' code is available from the <br /> Presenters from Children's Hospital Central "Ethics Code Hall of Fame" section on the <br /> California and news industries will share some Institute's website, along with the texts of other <br /> guidelines and ideas to help public safety PIOs city ethics code. In addition, the city's website <br /> meet HIPAA compliance. contains extensive information about the process <br /> the city used in adopting its code: <br /> Highlights include: www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/. Also available on the <br /> • The five basic patient conditions and how city's website is its implementation plan for the <br /> they can help public safety PIOs during code: www.ci.milpitas.ca.pov/. <br /> interviews. <br /> • Summary of the changes to privacy laws Has your city or agency adopted or updated its <br /> and what they mean to public safety PIOs. <br /> • How hospitals have had to make changes ethics code in the last year? If so, we want to help <br /> and what that means for PIOs. spread the word about your commitment to ethics <br /> . • When medical information can be shared in public service by including information on the <br /> and when it can't. Institute for Local Self GovernmenYs website. <br /> Contact JoAnne Speers at speersj@cacities.org <br /> Any public safety professional that routinely to let us know. <br /> answers media questions about injured or ill people <br /> should attend this half day HIPAA workshop. The <br /> cost for the workshop is $25 in advance and $30 at <br /> the door. Registration forms are available on Our Mission <br /> CAPIO's website at www.caoio.orp. <br /> Restore and protect local control for cities <br /> For questions about the workshop contact through eduCation and advocaCy to <br /> Micheline Golden at 559-353-7049 or email enhance the quality of life <br /> _ mQOldenlc�childrenscentralcal orQ <br /> for all Californians. <br /> PAGE 2/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org <br />