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The Secretary of Health and Human Services delegated to the Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the authority to investigate complaints of noncompliance with, and to make decisions regarding the interpretation, implementation, and enforcement of certain regulations adopting administrative simplification standards. This delegation includes authority with respect to the regulations known as follows: the Transaction and Code Set Rule (TCS), 65 FR 50313 (August 17, 2000), the National Employer Identifier Number (EIN) Rule, 67 FR 38009 (May 31, 2002), the Security Rule, 68 FR 8334 (February 20, 2003), the National Provider Identifier Rule, 69 FR 3434 (January 23, 2004), and the National Plan Identifier Rule (currently under development).  This delegation does not include authority with respect to the Privacy Rule. The Secretary has delegated to the Office for Civil Rights the authority to receive and investigate complaints as they may relate to the Privacy Rule.

HHS and Providence Health & Services Agree on Corrective Action Plan to Protect Health Information.  To view the press release regarding this topic, see the link in the "Downloads" section below.

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HHS and Providence Health & Services Agree on Corrective Action Plan to Protect Health Information [PDF,17KB]
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