HIPAA

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HIPAA

• Nicholas Daniel

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What is HIPAA?

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
  Act
• Enacted in 1996
• Protects medical rights of citizens
• Two parts to it called Titles

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Title I

• Healthcare Access, Portability, and Renewability
• Prohibits eligibility rules

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Title II

• Prevention of Fraud, Liability Reform
• Privacy Rule
• Security Rule

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Privacy Rule

• Took effect 14 April 2003
• Extends medical information secrecy rights
• Healthcare payment options
• Healthcare procedures
• Overall status of health

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Security Rule

• Took effect on 21 April 2003
• Administrative Safeguards
• Technical Safeguards
• Physical Safeguards