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HHS/OS RIN: 0991-AB56 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: HIPAA Administrative Simplification; Notification in the Case of Breach 
Abstract: The Department will issue final rules for HIPAA covered entities and business associates with respect to breach notification of unsecured protected health information, as required by section 13402 of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009). 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 160    45 CFR 164   
Legal Authority: PL 111-5, sec 13402   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    08/17/2009 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  08/24/2009  74 FR 42740   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  10/24/2009    
Final Action  12/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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