The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) website provides News Releases, Speeches & Testimonies related to Civil Rights and Health Information Privacy Rights.
HIPAA Enforcement Action News
The OCR enforces the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the HIPAA Security Rule, the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, and the confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety Rule. Visit Enforcement Activities and Results to learn more about the OCR's enforcement process. The OCR released the following HIPAA-related enforcement actions recently:
Federal civil rights laws and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule protect your fundamental rights of nondiscrimination and health information privacy. The OCR released the following HIPAA-related policy and rule news:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, in Section 13411 of the HITECH Act (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) requires HHS to provide for periodic audits to ensure that covered entities and business associates are complying with HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and Breach notification standards. Learn more about the HIPAA Privacy & Security Audit Program at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/enforcement/audit/index.html.
