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Is HIPAA a Federal Law?

HIPAA Journal

Consequently, when the Privacy Rule was published in 2003, it was described by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as “a federal floor of privacy protections” that could be preempted by state law if the state law: provided greater privacy protections or privacy rights, provided for the reporting of public health issues, or.

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HIPAA Updates and HIPAA Changes in 2023

HIPAA Journal

Those HIPAA updates were followed by the incorporation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which saw the introduction of the Breach Notification Rule in 2009 and the Omnibus Final Rule in 2013. Proposed Part 2 and HIPAA Changes in 2023.

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