The mission of Corporate Compliance is to promote the highest standards of compliant behavior and integrity throughout the University of Maryland Medical System and its affiliated entities. We work to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, foster "doing the right thing" under all circumstances, and generally promote a culture of integrity throughout the organization.

Every day each of us does something in a certain way in order to comply with the many different laws and regulations. Everyone cannot be an expert on all laws, but Corporate Compliance creates a structure to assist the organization in its compliance efforts.

CC1708 Law Enforcement Access This new policy establishes the standards for granting access to patient Protected Health Information (PHI) to a law enforcement official’s request whether it be verbal, electronic or in writing. This includes Affiliate verifying the identity of the law enforcement official and providing only the minimum about of PHI necessary for the purpose. 

Check out Law Enforcement FAQs if you have more questions. Additional inquiries may be made at compliance@umm.edu or 410-328-4141.

Policies that have been implemented at UMMC, but not do not apply to UMMS Shared Services:

CC1103 Physician and Referral Source Relationships
CC1304 Offering or Providing Gifts to Patients
CC1305 Gifts, Meals and Entertainment to or from Referral Sources
CC1308 HIPAA: Notice of Privacy
CC1309 Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
CC1310 Medical Identity Theft/Insurance Fraud
CC1401 Inpatient v. Outpatient/Observation Status
CC1403 Hospital Regulated Clinics – Charging for Same Day Procedures and Evaluation & Management Visits
CC1602 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act - General
CC1603 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act - Receiving
CC1609 Standing and Protocol Orders
CC1615 HIPAA – Right of Patient Access
CC1701 Outpatient Observation Notification
CC1703 Designation of Lay Caregiver
CC1704 Research Access of Medical Records
CC1705 Hospital Observation Services for Medicare Patients
CC1706 Patient Choice
CC1707 HIV Testing