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CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
Instructions: 1. To ensure efficient and effective service, submit form online. Immediate confirmation will be sent to you upon
receipt of your online submittal.
2. If online submittal is not feasible, fax your form to HR Service Center (877) 477-2329 or interoffice mail to HR Service
Center, Alameda.
3. Remember to print copy of form before submitting.
4. The Effective Date represents the date the Confidentiality Agreement is signed.
* Employee First Name Employee Middle Name * Employee Last Name
* Employee ID
* Work Phone Number (###) ###-####
* Effective Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
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In my job, I may see or hear confidential information in any form (oral, written, or electronic) regarding:
- HEALTH PLAN MEMBERS AND PATIENTS AND/OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS (such as patient records, test results,
conversations, financial information)
- EMPLOYEES, PHYSICIANS, VOLUNTEERS, CONTRACTORS (such as employment records, corrective
actions/disciplinary actions)
- BUSINESS INFORMATION (such as member rates, marketing plans, financial projections)
I will protect the confidentiality of this information. Access to this information is allowed only if I need to know it to do my job.
I AGREE THAT:
1. I will protect the privacy of our patients, members, and employees.
2. I will not misuse confidential information of patients, members, employees or Kaiser Permanente (including confidential business
and personnel information) and I will only access information I have been instructed or authorized to access to do my job. With
respect to Protected Health Information, I will only access or use such information as it is necessary to provide medical care to the
member and/or patient or as necessary for billing and payment or health plan operations.
3. I will not access my family members' PHI. I will not access my own medical records unless my job duties authorize me to have
access to electronic medical records (for example, KP HealthConnect). Instead, I will follow the same procedures that apply to
non-employee health plan members.
4. I will not share, change, remove or destroy any confidential information unless it is part of my job to do so. If any of these tasks are
part of my job, I will follow the correct department procedure or the instructions of my supervisor/chief of service (such as shredding
confidential paper). If a demand is made upon me from outside Kaiser Permanente to disclose confidential information, I will obtain
approval from my supervisor before disclosing such information.
5. I understand that inappropriate or unauthorized access, use or disclosure of PHI may result in legally required reporting to
governmental authorities, including my name.
6. I know that confidential information I learn on the job does not belong to me and that Kaiser Permanente may take away my access
to confidential information at any time.
7. If I have access to electronic equipment and/or records, I will keep my computer password secret and I will not share it with any
unauthorized individual. I am responsible if I fail to protect my password or other means of accessing confidential information.
8. I will not use anyone elses password to access any Kaiser Permanente system unless I am authorized to do so. If I am authorized
to do so (e.g., in order to perform computer systems maintenance), I will follow procedures to ensure the password is changed and
that confidential information is not at risk.
9. I will lock my computer when I step away to prevent someone else accessing the computer under my logon. I understand that I am
personally responsible for any accesses under my logon.
10. If I leave Kaiser Permanente I will not share any confidential information that I learned or had access to during my employment.
11. On termination of my employment, I will promptly return to Kaiser Permanente all originals and copies of documents containing
Kaiser Permanente's information or data in my possession or control, unless the documents were provided to me as part of my
employment record.
AGREEMENT
* Job Title * Location
HR Service Center
Fax to: (877) 477-2329
Telephone: (877) 457-4772
Executives: Contact your Executive Benefits Specialist
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