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Civil
Rights
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Guidance on the Administrative Simplification Provisions
of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996 (HIPAA)
Dear Colleague,
This letter is in response to a request from several agencies
in the Aging Network for written guidance on the applicability
of the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 to Older
Americans Act programs and services. Requests for this information
led to an extensive review and discussions involving several agencies
in this Department. I am pleased to enclose a memorandum from
the Office of Civil Rights that addresses issues that have been
identified.
If members of your staff have additional questions, Edwin L.
Walker, Director of the Office of Program Operations and Development
for the Administration on Aging, is available. He can be reached
at (202) 619-0011.
Sincerely,
Josefina G. Carbonell
Assistant Secretary for Aging
Enclosure
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