Deadline for Reporting 2021 PHI Breaches Affecting Fewer Than 500 Individuals
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 12, 2022
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (HIPAA) Breach Notification Rule places a strict time limit on issuing notifications to individuals whose protected health information has been exposed or impermissibly disclosed. The maximum time limit is 60 days from the date of discovery of the data breach, although notification letters should be sent “without unreasonable delay.”.
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