Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996
The privacy provisions of the federal law, the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), apply to health information created
or maintained by health care providers who engage in certain electronic
transactions, health plans, and health care clearinghouses.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued the
regulation,"Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable
Health Information," applicable to entities covered by HIPAA.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is the Departmental component responsible
for implementing and enforcing the privacy regulation. (See the Statement of
Delegation of Authority to the Office for Civil Rights, as published in the
Federal Register on December 28, 2000.
Now you can view the HIPAA in American Sign Language!
The HIPAA video is split into two separate parts that you can view.
Both files average 8.5Mb.
That means you must have very high-speed Internet access via Cable or
DSL such as RoadRunner, Comcast, Charter, or similar cable companies OR
Bellsouth, Verizon, ATT, Sprint, or similar DSL companies.
