Office for Civil Rights
Statement of Delegation of Authority
[Federal Register: December 28, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 250)]
[Notices]
[Page 82381]
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Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Director, Office for
Civil Rights (OCR), with authority to redelegate, the following authorities
vested in the Secretary of Health and Human Services:
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The authority under section 262 of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, as amended, to the
extent that these actions pertain to the Standards for the Privacy of
Individually Identifiable Health Information, to:
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impose civil monetary penalties, under section 1176 of the Social
Security Act, for a covered entity's failure to comply with certain
requirements and standards;
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make exception determinations, under section 1178(a)(2)(A) of the Social
Security Act, concerning when provisions of State laws that are contrary to
the federal standards are not preempted by the federal provisions;
and
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The authority under section 264 of HIPAA, as amended, to administer the
regulations, ``Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health
Information,'' 45 CFR Part 164, and General Administrative Requirements, 45 CFR
Part 160, as these requirements pertain to Part 164, and to make decisions
regarding the interpretation, implementation and enforcement of these Standards
and General Administrative Requirements.
I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by the Director of OCR, or any
subordinates, involving the exercise of the authorities delegated herein prior
to the effective date of this delegation. This Delegation of Authority is
effective concurrent with the effective date of the regulations, 45 CFR Parts
160 through 164.
Dated: December 20, 2000.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-33039 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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