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HHS/OCR RIN: 0945-AA28 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●HIPAA Privacy Rule to Promote Individuals' Timely Access to their Protected Health Information 
Abstract:

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) plans to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comment on proposals to modify the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act). The proposals would address the amount of time that covered entities have to respond to requests for protected health information (PHI) made pursuant to the right of access.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Regulatory 
CFR Citation: 45 CFR Part 160    45 CFR Part 164     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), sec. 264 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note)    Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, sec. 13405 (42 U.S.C. 201 note)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Conner O'Brien
Senior Advisor
Department of Health and Human Services
Office for Civil Rights
200 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20201
Phone:800 537-7697
Email: conner.obrien@hhs.gov