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title: Enforce HIPAA Setting
description: "# **To help you adhere to HIPAA laws and further safeguard client information, you can enable the Enforce HIPAA setting at the group level to ensure sensitive information does not leave Usked.** ## **Where can I find the Enforce HIPAA…"
url: "https://usked.com/kb/enforce-hipaa-setting/"
updated: "2025-12-10"
category: Usked Features / Security
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# Enforce HIPAA Setting

# **To help you adhere to HIPAA laws and further safeguard client information, you can enable the Enforce HIPAA setting at the group level to ensure sensitive information does not leave Usked.**

## **Where can I find the Enforce HIPAA setting?**

To find the setting go to ***People > Groups.***Click on the pencil (edit) icon next to the group, then from the ***Attributes*** tab you'll see the ***Enforce HIPAA*** toggle. 

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## **How does it work?**

Once the toggle is set to ***Yes*** for a particular group, Usked will prevent the system from sending PII to third party systems for that group's requests. This setting will impact the following:  

- Viewing Posted Service Requests and Blocks
- QuickBooks™ Invoice Export
- iCalendar Feature
- Email Composer

## **What is Personally Identifiable Information or PII? **

PII is any information that could potentially identify a specific individual. Here's a list of PII within the Usked system impacted by the “Enforce HIPAA” setting:

- The address of the service request location
- The room number
- The public location notes
- The names of the points of contact
- The contact information for the points of contact
- The public notes for the points of contact
- The names of the clients receiving services
- The service requested for these clients
- The public notes for these clients
- File attachments
- The public event notes (event details)

![image 676](https://usked.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-676.png)

![image 678](https://usked.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-678.png)