Joint Guidance on the Application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) And the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) To Student Health Records
This is joint guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education on the application of the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA.)
and the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
to Student Health Records.
Final
Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
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