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Title 5: Centrally Administered Programs Page 6 Iowa Department of Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (hawk-i) General Administration Revised July 3, 2009 Responsibilities of the hawk-i Third-Party Administrator ♦ Collection and processing of encounter claims data and provider files from participating health and dental plans, if required. ♦ Administration of the functional health assessment survey and others. Confidentiality Legal reference: 441 IAC 9.1(17A, 22), 9.2(17A, 22), 9.3(17A, 22), 9.10(8), and 86.13(16); 42 CFR 431.301 through 431.306 Information about a hawk-i applicant or enrollee shall not be released except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the hawk-i program unless specifically authorized by the applicant or enrollee or a person acting on behalf of the applicant or enrollee. See 1-C, CONFIDENTIALITY AND RECORDS, for additional policies and responsibilities regarding confidentiality and the release of information to noncustodial parents regarding their children who do not live with the parent. Nondiscrimination Legal reference: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965, as amended; Iowa Executive Order # 15 Department staff and vendors supplying goods or services to enrollees for which the Department makes direct payment may not discriminate based on: ♦ Age ♦ Color ♦ Creed ♦ Mental disability ♦ National origin ♦ Physical disability ♦ Political belief ♦ Race ♦ Religion ♦ Sex