Links to Final HIPAA Regulations:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp/
Contains links to Transactions, Code Sets and Identifiers (EDI), Privacy
and Security final regulations. FAQ’s are also presented in this website.
This is the general site for HHS descriptions for HIPAA Administrative
Simplification.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS)
http://www.cms.gov/hipaa/
Contains general HIPAA Administrative Simplification information and links
to further information, including an FAQ section. CMS will be the
authority for EDI regulation enforcement.
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/ocr/
The Office for Civil Rights is the enforcement agent for the Privacy
regulations addressed by HIPAA Administrative Simplification. Included in
this website are guidelines on HIPAA Privacy, instructions and forms for
reporting breaches of privacy and other health information privacy
information.

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