Filming and Protocols

Stories involving patients

Stories involving Keck Medicine of USC patients require advanced HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) consent and clearance from the media relations team before entering any Keck Medicine buildings or facilities. 

Entering Keck Medicine locations

We require documentation prior to entering any Keck Medicine building, which may include the following:  

• Government-issued ID
   
• Negative TB screening documentation from the past 12 months  
   

• Proof of the following vaccinations or positive titers: COVID-19 (two weeks following final dose), MMR, Varicella or Shingles, DPT  
   
• Current flu documentation (during identified flu season; generally November 1 to May 1) 
     
• HIPAA privacy education certificate: https://ooc.usc.edu/compliance-programs/data-privacy/health-information/hipaa-privacy-education-program-2/  
   

• Vendor’s certificate of insurance ($1MM per incident or $2MM annual aggregate)
  • Please list USC Health System and University of Southern California as additionally insured. 
  • Certificate Holder: USC Health System and University of Southern California, 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033  
     
• USC production contract   
   
• Must check equipment that will be plugged into a power outlet with the BioMed office in Keck Hospital of USC.  
   
• Additional requirements may apply 

Click here to contact Keck School of Medicine of USC media relations.