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ARTICLE · 11 SEPTEMBER 2013

Deadline To Update HIPAA Materials Is September 23, 2013

On January 25, 2013, Health and Human Services, the federal agency in charge of implementing the Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act of 1996 issued regulations modifying the HIPAA Privacy and Security enforcement rules.

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On January 25, 2013, Health and Human Services (HHS), the federal agency in charge of implementing the Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) issued regulations modifying the HIPAA Privacy and Security enforcement rules. These regulations finalized the amendments to HIPAA that were made by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), modifying the HITECH Act's interim-breach notification rules and modifying the HIPAA Privacy Rules to implement the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).  

The final rules went into effect on March 26, 2013; covered entities and business associates must comply with the final rule by September 23, 2013.  Now is the time to make the necessary change to your HIPAA Privacy and Security compliance materials.

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