Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Rules (HIPAA Rules)
Date of Publication:
3/13/2019
Definition:
The regulations issued by HHS pursuant to its authority to issue regulations on health information privacy, as provided by Section 264(c) of HIPAA. The HIPAA Rules, as amended by the Omnibus Final Rule, include the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the HIPAA Breach Rule, the HIPAA Security Rule, and the HIPAA Enforcement Rule. The term HIPAA Rules does not include the HIPAA “Administrative Requirements” rules at Part 162 of Title 45, CFR, which relate to identifiers, standard transactions, and code sets.
Source of Definition:
Implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule in DOD Health Care Programs