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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act [1] [2]) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. [3]
(The Center Square) – About a dozen new Illinois laws set to take effect Jan. 1 impact employers. House Bill 5561 prohibits employers from taking retaliatory action against an employee who ...
Not all entities are bound by HIPAA. According to HIPAA Journal, the law applies to “the majority of workers, most health insurance providers, and employers who sponsor or co-sponsor employee ...
According to HIPAA, the covered entities that must follow the law's set mandates are health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers that electronically transmit PHI. Business associates of these covered entities are also subject to HIPAA's rules and regulations.
Protected health information (PHI) under U.S. law is any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that is created or collected by a Covered Entity (or a Business Associate of a Covered Entity), and can be linked to a specific individual.
An insurer shall adopt and maintain procedures to ensure that all identifiable information maintained by the insurer regarding the health, diagnosis, and treatment of persons covered under a policy or contract is adequately protected and remains confidential in compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations and professional ethical ...
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is the Illinois state government code department [1] [2] that through its operational components, the Division of Banking, Division of Financial Institutions, Division of Professional Regulation, and Division of Real Estate, oversees the regulation and licensure of banks and financial institutions, real estate businesses ...
Indiana's attorney general has sued the state's largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana ...