Overview

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule is the first comprehensive Federal protection for the privacy of personal health information. Research organizations and researchers may or may not be covered by the HIPAA Privacy Rule. This website provides information on the Privacy Rule for the research community.

HIPAA Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) HIPAA Resources
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Final Modifications to the Privacy Rule
• Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Guidance on Significant Aspects of the Privacy Rule - December 4, 2002
• Office for Civil Rights (OCR) HIPAA Resources
• Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule - April 11, 2003
• Other Federal Resources
• U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Related Resources

• Certificates of Confidentiality
• National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guide Notice on Privacy Rule and NIH Grant Process
• Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Privacy Rule
• Protection of Human Subjects Document (45 CFR 46)
• Security Rule - February 20, 2003
• State Resources
• U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, Human Genome Program, Privacy and Legislation
• U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Human Protection Regulations