Hipaa
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act[1][2]) is a United States federal statute enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. It was created primarily to modernize the flow of healthcare information, stipulate how personally identifiable information maintained by the healthcare and healthcare insurance industries should be protected from fraud and theft, and address limitations on healthcare insurance coverage.[3]
The act consists of five titles. Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs.[4] Title II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers.[5] Title III sets guidelines for pre-tax medical spending accounts, Title IV sets guidelines for group health plans, and Title V governs company-owned life insurance policies.
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ "104th Congress, 1st Session, S.1028" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-06-16.
- ↑ "HIPAA for Dummies".
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- ↑ "Overview". www.cms.gov. 2016-09-13. Archived from the original on 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
External links[edit | edit source]
- California Office of HIPAA Implementation (CalOHI)
- "HIPAA", Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports regarding HIPAA, University of North Texas Libraries
- Full text of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (PDF/TXT) U.S. Government Printing Office
- Office for Civil Rights page on HIPAA
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