Health IT Rules & Regulations
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) work on EHRs and health IT is governed by HITECH Act regulations. The following proposed and final rules are the health IT rules and regulations that provide guidance to the health care industry on the use of EHRs.
Proposed Health IT Rules and Regulations
The government issues proposed rules coinciding with a comment period that allows stakeholders to submit comments on the rules. Some comment periods for proposed rules listed below may no longer be active.
CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy Rule; Patients’ Access to Test Reports
Final Health IT Rules and Regulations
HITECH Breach Notification Interim Final Rule
Standards and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Records
Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records Final Rule [PDF - 14 MB]