Federal Medical Privacy Laws

Your Rights Under HIPAA | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/guidance-materials-for-consumers/index.html

The Privacy Rule, a Federal law, gives you rights over your health information and sets rules and limits on who can look at and receive your health information. The Privacy Rule applies to all forms of individuals' protected health …

Health Information Privacy Law and Policy | HealthIT.gov

https://www.healthit.gov/topic/health-information-privacy-law-and-policy

Most health care providers must follow the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule (Privacy Rule), a federal privacy law that sets a baseline of protection for certain individually …

Privacy | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/index.html

Health Information & Privacy: FERPA and HIPAA | CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/healthinformationprivacy.html

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) are two examples of federal laws …

Laws & Regulations | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/regulations/index.html

The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects personal health information and gives patients a variety of rights. Human Subjects Research Protections Institutions engaging in most HHS …

The Privacy Act | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/foia/privacy/index.html

An individual has rights under the Privacy Act to seek access to and request correction (if applicable) or an accounting of disclosures of any such …

Medical Privacy Laws, Explained - Consumer Reports

https://www.consumerreports.org/medical-identity-theft/medical-privacy-laws-explained-a7749327777/

The best-known law in the area of medical privacy is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA. The law spells out who can access …

U.S. Data Privacy Laws in 2023: State and Federal Laws …

https://www.cloudwards.net/us-data-privacy-laws/

Federal Data Privacy Laws There aren’t many data privacy laws enacted at a federal level, and the ones that are in place are pretty specific as to what kind of …

When does State Privacy Law Supersede HIPAA?

https://www.hipaajournal.com/when-does-state-privacy-law-supersede-hipaa/

The Texas Medical Records Privacy Act is often the “go-to” example of a state law that supersedes HIPAA: However, rather than being a state privacy law that …