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Privacy Rule & Guidance

CMS Guidance to Privacy Standard

CDC Guidance: HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health

OCR Combined Privacy Rule Text

Annotated Privacy Rule

Final Privacy Rule, December 20, 2000
This rule adopts standards under HIPAA that protect personal health information.

Modifications to the Privacy Rule, August 14, 2002
This rule modifies the Final Privacy Rule to correct unintended consequences that threatened patients' access to quality health care.

Notice of Federal Addresses for Privacy Complaints
Office of Civil Rights notice specifying the federal addresses that privacy complaints may be submitted to.

Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
OCR is the Health and Human Services Office responsible for enforcing the Privacy Rule under HIPAA.