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Is HIPAA a Federal Law?

HIPAA Journal

Consequently, when the Privacy Rule was published in 2003, it was described by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as “a federal floor of privacy protections” that could be preempted by state law if the state law: provided greater privacy protections or privacy rights, provided for the reporting of public health issues, or.

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White House OMB is reviewing proposed cybersecurity updates to HIPAA

Healthcare It News

In 2018, HHS released an update of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's regulation to block the sharing of drug abuse treatment information for billing and payments, despite care coordination benefits cited by hospitals and providers that commented on the rulemaking.

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