Monday , August 24 , 2009 Part II Department of Health and Human Services 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information ; Interim Final Rule

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  • Hubert H. Humphrey
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing this interim final rule with a request for comments to require notification of breaches of unsecured protected health information. requires HHS to issue interim final regulations within 180 days to require covered entities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and their business associates to provide notification in the case of breaches of unsecured protected health information. For purposes of determining what information is ''unsecured protected health information,'' in this document HHS is also issuing an update to its guidance specifying the technologies and methodologies that render protected health information unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 0991–AB56, by any of the following methods (please do not submit duplicate comments): • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Attachments should be in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, or Excel; however, we prefer Microsoft Word. one original and two copies. (Because access to the interior of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building is not readily available to persons without federal government identification, commenters are encouraged to leave their comments in the mail drop slots located in the main lobby of the building.) Inspection of Public Comments: All comments received before the close of the comment period will be available for public inspection, including any personally identifiable or confidential business information that is included in a comment. We will post all comments received before the close of the comment period at http:// www.regulations.gov. Because comments will be made public, they should not include any sensitive personal information, such as a person's social security number; date of birth; driver's license number, state identification number or foreign country equivalent; passport number; financial account number; or credit or debit card number. Comments also should not include any sensitive health information, such as medical records or other individually identifiable health information. (call ahead to the contact listed below to arrange for inspection). Act), entitled ''Privacy,'' among other provisions, requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) to issue interim final regulations for breach notification by covered entities subject to the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) (Pub. L. 104–191) and their business associates. These breach notification provisions are found in section 13402 of the Act and apply to HIPAA covered …

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