This Toolkit explains how two federal data privacy laws – the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule – might apply in different school-behavioral health partnerships.
Education and behavioral health partners are coming together to improve access to services for children, youth, families. For these collaborations to succeed, it is necessary to consider the importance of information-sharing to facilitate and coordinate care, and the importance of privacy to maintain confidentiality and build trust. This Toolkit explains how two federal data privacy laws – the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule – might apply in different school-behavioral health partnerships in California.