HIPAA – OSHA Requirement

School of Nursing

School of Nursing students must complete the Massachusetts Centralized Clinical Placement Orientation (CCP) to document that they have reviewed HIPAA and OSHA requirements.

Nursing students will need to renew annually after August 1st and before August 15th. New Students must complete this orientation no later than 2 weeks before the start of classes in their first semester.

When registering for the first time on the CCP orientation site, please note the following:

1. Your MGH Institute Email address will be needed to complete this orientation. Contact our help desk at ihphelp@mghihp.edu if you need assistance with your IHP email account.
2. When selecting "Nursing Program", please select "IHP"
3. When selecting "Program/Year", please select as follows:

   Accelerated Bachelor of Nursing Students should select "Accel"

   Direct Entry Master of Science Students should select "DirEntry"

   All other Post-Professional Nursing Students should select "Graduate"

4. When entering "Student ID", please enter the last 5 digits of your personal phone number.

You will receive further information about your clinical assignment (Steps 2 & 3) from the School of Nursing during orientation.

After you have completed this online orientation, please return to your IONLINE account and complete the check-off box indicating that you have completed a review of this material.

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

HIPAA Requirement

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is federal legislation that mandates the standards and requirements for the electronic transmission of certain health information. This act seeks to insure all patients, clients and research subjects' health information is protected.

Students must document they have reviewed and understood this training by:

• Reviewing the MGH Physician's Self-Directed HIPAA Training presentation:

Physician's Self-Learning presentation (PDF file, 1.5 MB)

• Documenting review of the HIPAA information by checking the verification box in your IONLINE account.

OSHA Requirement

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training is essential in health care and educational environments. This training instructs students about general infection control principles and their management.

Students must document they have reviewed and understood this training by:

• Viewing the OSHA Training Video (Windows Media Player)
• Documenting review of the OSHA information by checking the verification box in your IONLINE account.

HIPAA documentation, along with OSHA and Academic Integrity, are all conditions of enrollment that must be completed by the first day of class.