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On February 16, 2006, HHS issued the Final Rule regarding HIPAA enforcement. It became effective on March 16, 2006. The Enforcement Rule sets civil money penalties for violating HIPAA rules and establishes procedures for investigations and hearings for HIPAA violations. For many years there were few prosecutions for violations. [62]
The most comprehensive law passed is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which was later revised after the Final Omnibus Rule in 2013. HIPAA provides a federal minimum standard for medical privacy, sets standards for uses and disclosures of protected health information (PHI), and provides civil and criminal ...
According to HIPAA Journal, the law applies to “the majority of workers, most health insurance providers, and employers who sponsor or co-sponsor employee health insurance plans.”
The HHS rule was published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2009, [27] and the FTC rule was published on August 25, 2009. [ 28 ] The final significant change made in Subtitle D of the HITECH Act implements new rules for the accounting of disclosures of a patient's health information.
Enforcement of these laws is specific to the statutes and the authorities responsible. For instance, HIPAA violations can lead to substantial fines imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services, while the Federal Trade Commission handles penalties under consumer protection laws.
HIPAA laws are designed to protect patient identity, though there is a clause where therapists are allowed to give a clients name, phone number, and address to law enforcement if they have ...
Enforcement/Redress [16] In order to ensure that companies follow the Fair Information Practice Principles, there must be enforcement measures. The FTC identified three types of enforcement measures: self-regulation by the information collectors or an appointed regulatory body; private remedies that give civil causes of action for individuals ...
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