What you need to know

The 18 Protected Health Information (PHI) Identifiers include:

1. Names
2. Geographic subdivisions smaller than a state, and geocodes (e.g., zip, county or city codes, street addresses)
3. Dates: all elements of dates (e.g., birthdate, admission date) except year, unless an individual is 89 years old or older
4. Telephone numbers
5. Fax numbers
6. Electronic mail addresses
7. Social Security numbers
8. Medical record numbers
9. Health plan beneficiary numbers
10. Account numbers
11. Certificate/license numbers
12. Vehicle identifiers and serial numbers (including license plate numbers)
13. Device identifiers and serial numbers
14. Web Universal Resource Locators (URL)
15. Internet protocol (IP) address numbers
16. Biometric identifiers (including finger or voice prints)
17. Full face photographic images and any comparable images
18. Any other unique identifying number, characteristic or code