Corporate Compliance

HHS releases final enforcement rule

Compliance Monitor, February 22, 2006

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On February 16, HHS published the final enforcement rule, which now applies to all of HIPAA's administrative simplification rules.

The rule also elaborates and clarifies several aspects of the enforcement process, Susan A. Miller, JD, consultant and chief operations officer at HealthTransactions.com, told HCPro. These include

  • investigation process

  • basis for liability

  • determination of the penalty amount

  • grounds for a waiver

  • conduct of a hearing appeal process 


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