HIPAA Administrative Simplification - Security
Final Rule
- The Final Rule adopting HIPAA standards for the security of electronic health information was published in the Federal Register on February 20, 2003. This final rule specifies a series of administrative, technical, and physical security procedures for covered entities to use to assure the confidentiality of electronic protected health information. The standards are delineated into either required or addressable implementation specifications.
- Complete Rule as published in the Federal Register - PDF Format (309KB)
Proposed Rule
- Proposed Rule published in the Federal Register on August 12, 1998 -
Comment period ended October 13, 1998 - Comments on Proposed Rule
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Last Modified on Friday, September 17, 2004
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services