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HHS/OCR | RIN: 0945-AA08 | Publication ID: Fall 2017 |
Title: ●HIPAA Privacy Rule: Changing Requirement to Obtain Acknowledgment of Receipt of the Notice of Privacy Practices | |
Abstract:
The propsed rule would change the requirement that health care providers make a good faith effort to obtain from individuals a written acknowledgment of receipt of the provider's notice of privacy practices, and if not obtained, to document its good faith efforts and the reason the acknowledgment was not obtained.
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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 13771 Designation: Deregulatory | |
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 164.520 | |
Legal Authority: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-191 |
Legal Deadline:
None |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
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:800 368-1019 TDD Phone:800 537-7697 Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov |