Office for Civil Rights - HIPAA

For Consumers

• Fact Sheet: Privacy and Your Health Information | [En Español]
• Fact Sheet: Your Health Information Privacy Rights | [En Español]
• Fact Sheet: Protecting the Privacy of Patients' Health Information
• How to File a Health Information Privacy Complaint | [En Español]

General Background Information

• What is the Privacy Rule and why has HHS issued regulations? [PDF - 45KB]
• Privacy Rule Summary [PDF - 372KB] [RTF - 738KB]

HIPAA Regulations & Standards

• The Privacy Rule
• HIPAA Statute
• The Security Rule
• Transactions and Code Set Standards
• Identifier Standards
  • Employer Identifier Standard
  • National Provider Identifier Standard (NPI)

Compliance & Enforcement

• How to File a Health Information Privacy Complaint
• HIPAA Administrative Simplification Enforcement Final Rule, Published February 16, 2006 - [HTML | PDF - 300KB]
• Delegation of Subpoena Authority

How to Contact OCR

Educational Materials

• Sign up for OCR Privacy Listserv
• Summary of HIPAA Privacy Rule [PDF - 372KB] [RTF - 738KB]
• Fact sheets and Guidance on Specific Aspects of the Privacy Rule
• Am I a Covered Entity?
• Your Frequently Asked Questions on Privacy
• Sample Business Associate contract
• The Privacy Rule and Public Health
• The Privacy Rule and Research
• The Privacy Rule and Alcohol/Substance Abuse Programs
• Misleading Marketing on HIPAA Training
• Emergency Preparedness Planning and Response
• Full List of Educational Materials

For Small Providers/Health Plans/Other Businesses

HIPAA-Related Links

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)
• Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
• Portability of Health Coverage - Dept. of Labor
• Full List of HIPAA-Related Links