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Bookmark or Share- Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule | HHS.govThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, was enacted on August 21, 1996. Sections 261 through 264 of HIPAA require the Secretary of HHS to publicize standards for the electronic exchange, privacy and security of health information.
- 188-Why is the HIPAA Privacy Rule needed - HHS.govAnswer: In enacting HIPAA, Congress mandated the establishment of Federal standards for the privacy of individually identifiable health information.
- HIPAA and Part 2 - HHS.govSection 3221 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (enacted March 27, 2020) requires the Secretary to align certain aspects of Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Rules and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
- HIPAA for Professionals | HHS.govHHS enacted a final Omnibus rule that implements a number of provisions of the HITECH Act to strengthen the privacy and security protections for health information established under HIPAA, finalizing the Breach Notification Rule. View the Combined Regulation Text (as of March 2013). This is an unofficial version that presents all the HIPAA ...
- What is the Affordable Care Act? | HHS.govThe “Affordable Care Act” (ACA) is the name for the comprehensive health care reform law (passed in 2010) and its amendments. The law addresses health insurance coverage, health care costs, and preventive care. The law was enacted in two parts: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010
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