Final
Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Combined Regulation Text of All Rules
The complete suite of HIPAA Administrative Simplification Regulations can be found at 45 CFR Part 160, Part 162, and Part 164, and includes:
- Transactions and Code Set Standards
- Identifier Standards
- Privacy Rule
- Security Rule
- Enforcement Rule
- Breach Notification Rule
View the Combined Regulation Text - PDF - PDF (as of March 2013).This is an unofficial version that presents all the regulatory standards in one document.
Omnibus HIPAA Rulemaking
- HHS announced a final rule on January 25, 2013 that implemented a number of provisions of the HITECH Act to strengthen the privacy and security protections for health information established under HIPAA.
Frequently Asked Questions for Professionals - Please see the HIPAA FAQs for additional guidance on health information privacy topics.
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