Students who report suspected privacy violations or other misconduct in good faith will be protected from retaliation consistent with applicable NLU policy.
NLU's published Whistleblower Policy encourages students, faculty, and employees to report University-related misconduct and provides protection against reprisal for good-faith disclosures. (National Louis University)
27. Investigation and Corrective Action
A suspected confidentiality violation may be reviewed by the appropriate combination of:
PA Program Director;
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Director of Clinical Education;
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PA faculty;
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Clinical Education Committee;
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• Student Evaluation and Progress Committee; • NLU Student Affairs; • NLU Information Technology/Security; • NLU Privacy/Legal personnel; • Clinical-affiliate leadership; and/or • Other appropriate University officials.
Depending on the circumstances, corrective actions may include:
Counseling; Remediation;
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Additional HIPAA/privacy training;
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• Restriction of clinical or EHR access; • Professionalism intervention; • Removal from a clinical activity; • Referral to the Student Evaluation and Progress Committee; • Academic consequences; • Disciplinary action under NLU policy; and/or • Clinical-site action.
Nothing in this policy limits consequences required by law, University policy, or a clinical- affiliate agreement.
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