Qualified Protective Order Policy Term Definition


With respect to PHI requested for judicial and administrative proceedings, an order of a court or of an administrative tribunal or a stipulation by the parties to the litigation or administrative proceeding that:

  1. Prohibits the parties from using or disclosing the PHI for any purpose other than the litigation or proceeding for which such information was requested; and
  2. Requires the return to UTMB or destruction of the PHI (including all copies made) at the end of the litigation or proceeding.