Office for Civil Rights - HIPAAMedical Privacy - National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health InformationDocuments in PDF format require the Adobe Acrobat Reader�. If you experience problems with PDF documents, please download the latest version of the Reader�. NEW! FAQs! The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Family Medical History, Family Health History Tool Press Release - January 13, 2009HIPAA Privacy Rule and Health Information Technology Guidance Documents - December 15, 2008HHS/ED Joint Guidance on the Application of FERPA and HIPAA to Student Health Records - November 25, 2008Guidance on Communications with Family, Friends, or Others Involved in a Patient's Care - September 16, 2008
OCR Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule - April 11, 2003Note: The document is available in PDF or Rich Text Format (RTF). This is a summary of key elements of the Privacy Rule including who is covered, what information is protected and uses and disclosures of protected health information. Because it is an overview of the Privacy Rule, it does not address every detail of each provision, but does contain links to the detailed guidance documents described below. Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule - (PDF - 208KB) (RTF - 705KB) OCR Guidance Explaining Significant Aspects of the Privacy Rule - December 4, 2002Note: The document is available in PDF, WordPerfect (WP) or Rich Text Format (RTF). Please note that some users may encounter difficulties downloading the documents in WordPerfect. Complete guidance document (PDF - 165KB) (WP - 233KB) (RTF - 300KB) Individual Sections:
We have included citations throughout this Guidance to permit easy reference to the Privacy Rule. Click here for quick access to a version of the Privacy Rule which incorporates the final modifications published August 14, 2002. Last revised: January 13, 2009 |