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HIPAA revitalized by the "Stimulus Act" read our white paper by clicking on the newspaper

 

On August 24, 2009, HHS published an Interim Final Rule providing new regulations regarding the HIPAA notice of breach requirements.

HITECH Breach Notification Interim Final Rule

 

On July 27, 2009, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius delegated authority for the administration and enforcement of the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (Security Rule) to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). 

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/srdelegationofauthoritytoocr.html

 

8/14/09  New regional offices:

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/about/rgn-hqaddresses.html

 

Record disposal FAQ’s

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/examples/disposalfaqs.pdf

 

Family Medical Hx FAQ’s

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/familyhealthhistoryfaqs.pdf

 

 

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