What is PHI? - HHS.gov
Feb 26, 2013 · PHI stands for Protected Health Information. The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides federal protections for personal health information held by covered entities and gives patients an array of …
Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule - HHS.gov
Mar 14, 2025 · Statutory and Regulatory Background The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, was enacted on August 21, 1996. Sections …
Your Rights Under HIPAA | HHS.gov
May 30, 2025 · Learn about your health information privacy rights under HIPAA and access guidance materials designed to help you understand and exercise these rights.
Protected Health Information - HHS.gov
354-Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule protect genetic information Genetic information is health information protected by the Privacy Rule. Like other health information, to ...
Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
Jul 26, 2013 · For uses of PHI, the policies and procedures must identify the persons or classes of persons within the covered entity who need access to the information to carry out their job duties, the …
Failing to implement reasonable safeguards to protect PHI in connection with disposal could result in impermissible disclosures of PHI. Further, covered entities must ensure that their workforce …
Understanding Some of HIPAA’s Permitted Uses and Disclosures
Feb 12, 2016 · The other fact sheet, Permitted Uses and Disclosures: Exchange for Treatment, illustrates how HIPAA supports sharing of PHI between and among health care providers in order to …
Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule permit a covered health care provider to ...
Aug 11, 2025 · A covered health care provider may disclose PHI for the treatment activities of another health care provider without the individual’s authorization where both providers are treating the …
Summary of the HIPAA Security Rule | HHS.gov
Dec 30, 2024 · This is a summary of key elements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 1 (HIPAA) Security Rule, 2 as amended by the Health Information Technology for …
Privacy | HHS.gov
Sep 27, 2024 · Click here to view the combined regulation text of all HIPAA Administrative Simplification Regulations found at 45 CFR 160, 162, and 164.