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HHS/OCR RIN: 0945-AA04 Publication ID: Spring 2013 
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 begin to establish 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, as 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). The Department plans to publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit the public's views on establishing such a methodology. 
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: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 160   
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Deadline for issuance of regulations under HITECH  02/00/2012 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  12/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  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