Guidance on Significant Aspects of the Privacy Rule
This page provides guidance on the Significant Aspects of the Privacy Rule under HIPAA.
Final
Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Guidance on Significant Aspects of the Privacy Rule
- Introduction (PDF - PDF)
- General Overview (PDF - PDF)
- Incidental Uses and Disclosures (PDF - PDF)
- Minimum Necessary (PDF - PDF)
- Personal Representatives
- Business Associates (PDF - PDF)
- Uses and Disclosures for Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations (PDF - PDF)
- Marketing (PDF - PDF)
- Public Health (PDF - PDF)
- Research (PDF - PDF)
- Workers' Compensation Laws (PDF - PDF)
- Notice (PDF - PDF)
- Government Access (PDF - PDF)
- Decedents
- Student Immunizations
- Marketing: Refill Reminders
- Access
Frequently Asked Questions for Professionals - Please see the HIPAA FAQs for additional guidance on health information privacy topics.
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