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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

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was signed into law in 1996 and while there have been some significant HIPAA updates over the last two decades, the last set of major HIPAA updates occurred in 2013 with the introduction of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule. Proposed Part 2 and HIPAA Changes in 2023.

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