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HHS/OCR | RIN: 0945-AA04 | Publication ID: Fall 2014 |
Title: HIPAA Enforcement: Distribution of a Percentage of Civil Money Penalties or Monetary Settlements to Harmed Individuals | |
Abstract:
This advance notice of proposed rulemaking would solicit the public's views on establishing a methodology under which an individual who is harmed by an offense punishable under HIPAA may receive a percentage of any civil money penalty or monetary settlement collected with respect to the offense. The Department is required by section 13410(c)(3) of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) to issue rules to establish this methodology. |
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Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 160 | |
Legal Authority: PL 111-5, sec 13410(c)(3) |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Andra Wicks Health Information Privacy Specialist Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201 Phone:202 205-2292 Fax:202 205-4786 Email: andra.wicks@hhs.gov |