Final HIPAA Regulations Change Breach Notification Rules | Practical Law
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued final regulations, effective March 26, 2013, that update the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy, security and enforcement rules to reflect changes under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. The final rules also reflect breach notification changes under the HITECH Act and implement privacy protections for genetic information under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).