Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

HIPAA

Jurisdiction of this law:
USA

Type of Rule:
Law

Popular name:
HIPAA

Official name:
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Other names:
H.R. 3103; Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, Final Rule- 45 CFR parts 160 and 164

For more information:

Official Library of Congress site: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d104:HR03103
Webpages from the United States Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS): http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/bannerps.htm#privacy
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Website: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
HHS Guidance on Final Privacy Rule: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/assist.html
HHS Fact Sheet on Final Privacy Rule: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2002pres/20020809.html

Description:

The privacy rule regulates the security and confidentiality of patient information. It took effect on April 14, 2001, with most covered entities (health plans, health care clearinghouse and health care providers who conduct certain financial and administrative transactions electronically) having until April 2003 to comply.

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