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Privacy Rule - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act


Understanding the HIPAA Regulation


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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
You can find the whole regulation through the link provided above. Here is a summary of sections that are most relevant to Research.

Subpart E
164.502 Uses and disclosures of protected health information: general rules
164.508 Uses and disclosures for which an authorization is required
164.512 Uses and disclosures for which consent, and authorization or opportunity to agree or object is not required
164.514 Other requirements relating to uses and disclosures of protected health information
164.522 Rights to request privacy protection for protected health information
164.528 Accounting of disclosures of protected health information
164.532 Transition provisions

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2/11/2008