HIPAA News, Regulations, Compliance, Complaints, Penalties, Privacy and Security

Protecting the Privacy of Personal Health Information

	Compliance & Enforcement How to File a Health Information Privacy Complaint Health Information Privacy Complaint Form [PDF] Interim final rule: Civil Money Penalties: Procedures for Investigations, Imposition of Penalties, and Hearings [PDF]

	GENERAL INFORMATION The Privacy Rule HIPAA Statute The Security Rule Identifier Standards What is the Privacy Rule and why has HHS issued regulations? Privacy Rule Summary [PDF] HIPAA Glossary & Acronyms

	SMALL PROVIDERS & BUSINESSES HIPAA essentials outline HIPAA Checklist OCR Summary - HIPAA Privacy Rule Frequently Asked Questions Am I a covered entity? Covered Entity Flowchart

	HIPAA - Related Links Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) The Privacy Rule and Public Health (CDC) The Privacy Rule and Research (NIH) National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Portability of Health Coverage - Dept. of Labor Full List of HIPAA-Related Links

	For Consumers Fact Sheet: Protecting the Privacy of Patients' Health Information Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information

HIPAA Deadlines

April 23, 2007 - National Provider Identifier

April 21, 2006 - SECURITY - Compliance deadline (small health plans)

August 1, 2005 - EMPLOYER IDENTIFIER STANDARD - Compliance deadline
(small health plans)

April 21, 2005 - SECURITY - Compliance deadline (for all covered entities except small health plans)

July 30, 2005 - EMPLOYER IDENTIFIER STANDARD - Compliance deadline
(for all covered entities except small health plans)

April 14, 2005 - PRIVACY - Compliance deadline
(small health plans)