| 6.ME.35 | 
                                         Removable Electronic Media Security       
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                            Type: Policy                
                            Category: Information Technology                
                            Level: Community Care  
                        
                        
                            Parties: Workforce of Community Care 
                        
                        
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                            Supporting References: HIPAA  
                        
                        
                            
                                | Parent | Effective Date | Approval Level | Revision Dates | Last Reviewed | 
                            
                                | 6.ME.20 | 7-1-2005 | Board |  | 6-2-2005 | 
                        
                    
                
                        
                            
                                
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                            Policy:  It is the policy of Community Care that no confidential or proprietary data related to Community Care, its workforce or clients be stored on removable electronic media. These media include, but are not limited to, the following: compact disc (CD), digital video disc (DVD), floppy disk, personal digital assistant (PDA) and USB drive. In emergency situations members of the IT department may store data temporarily (24 hours or less) on removable electronic media. During this time the media will be properly secured and afterward the data and/or media will immediately be destroyed.