HIPAA Information

The Wisconsin Poison Center has received authority from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to function as a public health authority and health care provider approved to disclose of protected health information for the purposes of preventing or controlling injury (45 CFR §164), as published in the Federal Register.

Review the below letters to learn how HIPPA applies to the Wisconsin Poison Center.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• State of Wisconsin, Department of Health program