Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:HIPAA
gptkbp:appliesTo health care providers
health plans
health care clearinghouses
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:Health_law
Privacy law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_1320d_et_seq.
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Office_for_Civil_Rights
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
gptkbp:influenced health information technology policy
state privacy laws
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Electronic_Data_Interchange_(EDI)_standards
gptkbp:penalty criminal penalties
civil penalties
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Pub.L._104–191
gptkbp:purpose protect the privacy and security of health information
establish standards for electronic health care transactions
protect health insurance coverage for workers and their families
gptkbp:regulates business associates
covered entities
gptkbp:relatedRegulation gptkb:HIPAA_Breach_Notification_Rule
gptkb:HIPAA_Enforcement_Rule
gptkb:HIPAA_Privacy_Rule
gptkb:HIPAA_Security_Rule
gptkbp:requires protection of individually identifiable health information
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
August 21, 1996
gptkbp:title gptkb:Title_II
gptkb:Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act_of_1996
gptkb:Title_I
gptkbp:Title_I protects health insurance coverage for individuals who lose or change jobs
gptkbp:Title_II Administrative Simplification provisions
requires national standards for electronic health care transactions
addresses the security and privacy of health data
requires unique identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers
gptkbp:website https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HIPAA
gptkb:Employee_Benefits_Security_Administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5