Privacy Rule
- Who must comply with HIPAA privacy standards?
- What other categories of information on health privacy does HHS have?
- Why is the HIPAA Privacy Rule needed?
- What were the major modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adopted in August 2002?
- Why was the consent requirement eliminated from the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and how will it affect individuals' privacy protections?
- Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require that covered entities document all oral communications?
- When did covered entities have to meet these HIPAA privacy standards?
- How does the HIPAA Privacy Rule affect my rights under the Federal Privacy Act?
- Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule protect genetic information?
- Generally, what does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require the average provider or health plan to do?
- Will the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) make future changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule and, if so, how will these changes be made?
- What does the HIPAA Privacy Rule do?
- Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule limit an individual’s ability to gather and share family medical history information?
- Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule create a government database with all individuals' personal health information?