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Privacy Rule

  • Unofficial Version of HIPAA Administrative Simplification Regulation Text, 45 CFR Parts 160, 162, and 164, as amended through February 16, 2006 [PDF � 769KB] (The Office of the Federal Register publishes the official version of all federal regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).)
  • Final Modifications to the Privacy Rule, Federal Register, August 14, 2002     [TXT - 684K][PDF - 486K]
  • Correction of Effective and Compliance Dates, Federal Register, 2/26/01     [Text - 7K][PDF - 116K]
  • Technical Corrections to the Rule, Federal Register, 12/29/00     [Text - 116K][PDF - 4K]
  • Rule in PDF Format, 12/28/00 -- [ZIP - 2.6M]
  • Rule in Text Format, 12/28/00 -- [ZIP - 725K]
  • Rule in HTML Format, 12/28/00 -- Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Regulation Text Only

Other Notices

  • Notice of Addresses for Submission of HIPAA Health Information Privacy Complaints � 3/20/03 [TXT - 8K] [PDF - 38K]
  • Notice of Address for Submission of Requests for Preemption Exception Determinations � 3/11/03 [TXT - 9K] [PDF - 38K]
  • Statement of Delegation of Authority to the Office for Civil Rights � 12/28/00 [HTML] [TXT - 2.1K] [PDF - 116K)

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Last revised: May 16, 2006

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