PAAM Traffic Safety Training Program Webinar: 

OWI Cases and the HIPAA Myth

Wednesday, June 1, 2022  

12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. EST   

This webinar will explain the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the legal principles behind it.  The presentation will cover the provisions that apply to criminal law as well as the built-in exceptions for law enforcement and prosecutors conducting investigations into criminal matters.  Lastly, the presentation will go over ways to work more closely with hospitals and how to keep lines of communication open on legal matters.  Attendees will receive forms they can use to better navigate the legal roadblocks to obtaining protected health information.

Presented by Michigan Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Kenneth Stecker.

REGISTRATION

There is no charge to attend this webinar, but you must register in advance.  To register for the webinar, go to https://mipaam.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z4-y8LyzT9SzSfYYPdDoSw

After registering you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom with instructions on how to join the webinar.  Please make sure you retain the confirmation email sent to you.  Please be careful to enter your email address correctly.  You will not be able to join the webinar if you do not receive a confirmation email from Zoom. 

This webinar will be recorded. If you will be unable to attend this webinar at the scheduled time but would still like to watch it, please go ahead and register as indicated.  Everyone who is registered will receive a link to the recording of the webinar regardless of whether or not they attended.

Each webinar course is approved for 1 hour of credit under PAAM’s recommended CLE Best Practice.

HANDOUTS

The training handouts, if any, will be made available the day of each webinar.

If you have any questions or need any assistance registering for the webinar, please feel free to contact Amy Gronowski at gronowskia@michigan.gov or at 517-643-2114.