Enacted by the 104th U.S. Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton on 21 August 1996, HIPAA governs how personally identifiable health information maintained by the healthcare and insurance industries is protected from fraud and theft. Its Privacy Rule bars use or disclosure of protected health information without written patient authorization except under defined exceptions, applying a minimum necessary standard, and its Security Rule requires administrative, physical and technical safeguards on electronic health information. Its 2013 Final Omnibus Rule, implementing the 2009 HITECH Act, extended these duties to business associates as well as covered entities.
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Promulgated ByUnited States Congress, 104th Congress, signed by President Bill Clinton 3 Jurisdiction ScopeUnited States federal, healthcare providers, health plans, clearinghouses and their business associates 2 Regulatory DomainHealth and data privacy 3 Classification
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Jurisdiction Scope (category) Era
Era (category)20th Century (1900-1999) 3 Connections
Associated With
HIPAA Title I portability provisions for group health plans amended ERISA
HIPAA added administrative simplification provisions to Title XI of the Social Security Act.
Established By
The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules were promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services through Administrative Procedure Act notice-and-comment rulemaking.
In Legal System
United States federal statute, within the common law tradition.
Source Major Legal Systems in the World TodayRene David and John E.C. Brierley
Sources
1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Wikipedia)
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy-Kassebaum Act) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996.
In Group: Health, Drug and Product Safety Statutes, Introduction, sentence 2
It aimed to alter the transfer of healthcare information and stipulated guidelines by which personally identifiable information maintained by the healthcare and healthcare insurance industries should be protected from fraud and theft, and addressed some limitations on healthcare insurance coverage.
View the Source2. HIPAA Compliance Overview: Privacy Rule and Security Rule (LegalClarity)
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3. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Wikipedia)
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy-Kassebaum Act) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996.
Major Legal Systems in the World Today
Rene David and John E.C. Brierley, Stevens and Sons, 1985In Legal System: Law of the United States
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