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HIPAA Enforcement Final Rule published On February 16, 2006, the Department of Heath and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule which details the bases and procedures for imposing civil money penalties on covered entities that violate any of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification Rules. To view this information , see HIPAA Enforcement Final Rule in the Related Links Outside CMS section below. On October 15, 2002 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was delegated the authority to enforce the non-privacy provisions of the HIPAA regulations. The HHS Office for Civil Rights continues to enforce Privacy Standards. To view the press release regarding this topic, see the link in the Downloads section below. Enforcement Procedures On March 25, 2005 HHS published a Notice in the Federal Register detailing procedures for filing a non-privacy complaint with the Department. The Notice is entitled "Procedures for Non-Privacy Administrative Simplification Complaints Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996." See the HIPAA Enforcement Procedures link in the Related Links Outside CMS section below. Civil Monetary Penalties On April 17, 2003, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published an interim final rule with requests for comments on HIPAA enforcement, entitled "Civil Money Penalties: Procedures for Investigations, Imposition of Penalties, and Hearings." To view this, see the link in the Related Links Outside CMS section below.
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