FERPA and HIPAA

All RVU employees are expected to follow the U.S. Department of Education’s Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) law and regulations and are therefore required to complete FERPA training on an annual basis. All employees must complete the online training provided by the University or elect to participate in an external program or course. Notices will be distributed, and completion tracked by the RVU Compliance Office.

Additionally, as applicable to their position, RVU employees are bound to confidentiality regarding the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Employees may refer to the full FERPA Training Policy and OSHA/HIPAA Compliance and Training Policy in the RVU policy repository - DynamicPolicy at https://policies.rvu.edu.