HIPAA FAQs
Many patients and physicians have questions about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Click here for some of the common questions (HIPAA FAQs). If you have questions that are not listed below, please visit The United States Department of Health & Human Services website (www.hhs.gov) for additional FAQs or contact DLS directly.
DLS Privacy Notice
Click on the link to view DLS’ Notice of Privacy Practices, effective 5/1/14:
The Queen’s Health Systems Affiliated Covered Entity, NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
Notice of Nondiscrimination
See notice at link below:
https://www.queens.org/notice-of-nondiscrimmination/
EUA Fact Sheets
Reference the following Emergency Use Authorization fact sheets as a color coded by test type.
Jump to: Antibody, Antigen, Semi-Rapid PCR, RT-PCR, Cepheid-Xpertmultiplus.
Antibody Test EUA Fact Sheets
| Test Name: | SARS-COV-2 NUCLCAPSD TOTAL AB, QUAL |
|---|---|
| Test Type: | Antibody |
| Unit Code: | 72030 |
| Healthcare Provider: | Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 – Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet |
| Patient: | Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 – Recipient Fact Sheet |
| Test Name: | SARS COV-2 S TOTAL AB, SEMI-QUANT |
|---|---|
| Test Type: | Antibody |
| Unit Code: | 76810 |
| Healthcare Provider: | Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S – Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet |
| Patient: | Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S – Recipient Fact Sheet |
Antigen Test EUA Fact Sheets
| Test Name: | SARS ANTIGEN |
|---|---|
| Test Type: | Antigen |
| Unit Code: | 72300 |
| Healthcare Provider: | QuickVue SARS Antigen Test – Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet |
| Patient: | QuickVue SARS Antigen Test – Patient Fact Sheet |
Semi-Rapid PCR Test EUA Fact Sheets
| Test Name: | SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) PCR, CEPHEID |
|---|---|
| Test Type: | Semi-Rapid PCR |
| Unit Codes: | 71793, 71798, 571790 |
| Healthcare Provider: | Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 – Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers |
| Patient: | Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 – Fact Sheet for Patients |
| Test Name: | SARS COV-2 (COVID-19) RT-PCR, LIAT |
|---|---|
| Test Type: | Semi-Rapid PCR |
| Unit Codes: | 76850, 76853, 76858, 176853, 576850 |
| Healthcare Provider: | cobas SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic acid test for use on the cobas Liat System – Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers |
| Patient: | cobas SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic acid test for use on the cobas Liat System – Fact Sheet for Patients |
| Test Name: | SARS-COV-2 & INFLUENZA A/B RT-PCR, LIAT |
|---|---|
| Test Type: | Semi-Rapid PCR |
| Unit Codes: | 76850, 76853, 76858, 176853, 576850 |
| Healthcare Provider: | cobas SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic acid test for use on the cobas Liat System – Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers |
| Patient: | cobas SARS-CoV-2 Influenza A/B Nucleic Acid Test for use on the cobas Liat System – Fact Sheet for Patients |
RT-PCR Test EUA Fact Sheets
| Test Name: | SARS-COV-2 (COVID) BY BD MAX |
|---|---|
| Test Type: | RT-PCR |
| Unit Code: | 171790 |
| Healthcare Provider: | BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD MAX System – Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet |
| Patient: | BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD MAX System – Patient Fact Sheet |
| Test Name: | SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) REAL-TIME PCR |
|---|---|
| Test Type: | RT-PCR |
| Unit Code: | 71790 |
| Healthcare Provider: | cobas SARS-CoV-2 – Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers |
| Patient: | cobas SARS-CoV-2 – Fact Sheet for Patients |
| Test Name: | TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit |
|---|---|
| Test Type: | RT-PCR |
| Unit Code: | 71790 |
| Healthcare Provider: | TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit – Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers |
| Patient: | TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit – Fact Sheet for Patients |
Xpert Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus (Cepheid-Xpertmultiplus) Test EUA Fact Sheets
| Test Name: | Xpert Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus (Cepheid-Xpertmultiplus) |
|---|---|
| Test Type: | CoV-2/Flu/RSV |
| Unit Code: | N/A |
| Healthcare Provider: | EUA Cepheid-Xpertmultiplus – Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet |
| Patient: | EUA Cepheid Xpertmultiplus – Fact Sheet for Patients |
