Withdraws; Transfers;
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Leaves NLU; or
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• Ends an affiliation with a clinical site.
Students remain responsible for protecting confidential information obtained during their educational experience.
25. Reporting a Privacy or Confidentiality Concern
Students must immediately report actual or suspected:
HIPAA violations; Privacy breaches;
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Unauthorized record access;
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Lost or stolen patient information;
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Misaddressed email;
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Unauthorized photographs; Unauthorized recordings; Social-media disclosures; Text-message disclosures;
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• Lost devices containing protected information; or • Other confidentiality concerns.
Reports should be made to the appropriate clinical-site authority and/or the NLU PA Program Director, Director of Clinical Education, or designated University reporting office, as appropriate.
NLU provides established incident-reporting and issue-resolution mechanisms for students. (National Louis University)
A student who discovers a possible breach should report rather than conceal the event.
26. No Retaliation for Good-Faith Reporting
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