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To protect taxpayer dollars from criminals and ensure Arizonans in need can access benefits in a timely manner, beginning this week, claimants filing initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) will need to verify their identities using ID.me’s safe and secure online portal before they can receive PUA benefits. Learn more.

States across the nation continue to see an extraordinary number of claims filed as a result of identity theft. DES has become aware that some Arizona residents are receiving notices and benefit cards at their address with the names of individuals who do not reside at that location. This is the result of criminals attempting to obtain funds from the new federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program by using randomly selected in-state addresses during the application process. More information regarding unemployment fraud can be found here. To report fraud, file a report online or call the DES Fraud Hotline at 1 (800) 251-2436.

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Useful HIPAA Web Sites

Useful HIPAA Web Sites

American Health Information Management Association site includes sample privacy officer position statement and job description.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)) Web site with links to HIPAA information for the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Administrative Simplification Web Site. A good starting point with proposed regulations and public comments available from this site.
- DHHS - Office of Civil Rights Privacy Policy
- DHHS Press Room - press releases, fact sheets and press materials
Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) is an organization that tests transactions for consistency with HIPAA requirements, and that accredits healthcare clearinghouses.
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) is a federal advisory body within DHHS that advises the DHHS secretary regarding potential changes to the HIPAA standards.
National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting institutional healthcare services.
National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) has a formal consultative role under HIPAA for all transactions affecting non-dental, non-institutional healthcare services.
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is a health care industry group that has a formal consultative role under HIPAA legislation.

Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other nondiscrimination laws and authorities, ADES does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Persons that require a reasonable modification based on language or disability should submit a request as early as possible to ensure the State has an opportunity to address the modification. The process for requesting a reasonable modification can be found at Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Modification.

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