HIPAA Omnibus Rule

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The HIPAA Omnibus Rule is a 2013 set of regulatory updates that strengthened and expanded HIPAA privacy, security, breach notification, and enforcement provisions, particularly increasing obligations and liability for business associates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf HIPAA regulation
United States federal regulation
addresses sale of protected health information
use and disclosure of PHI for fundraising
use and disclosure of PHI for marketing
alsoKnownAs HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule NERFINISHED
Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules Under the HITECH Act and GINA NERFINISHED
appliesTo business associate subcontractors
health care clearinghouses
health care providers
health plans
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
basedOn Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act NERFINISHED
changes definition of breach
citation 78 FR 5566
complianceDate 2013-09-23
country United States of America
surface form: United States
effectiveDate 2013-03-26
enhances individual rights to access PHI
individual rights to restrict disclosures to health plans
establishes presumption of breach unless low probability of compromise
expandsLiabilityTo business associates
subcontractors of business associates
hasComponent breach notification rule modifications
enforcement rule modifications
privacy rule modifications
security rule modifications
implements HITECH Act provisions
increases civil monetary penalties for HIPAA violations
issuedBy HHS Office for Civil Rights NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED
legalBasis HITECH Act Section 13400 et seq. NERFINISHED
objective enhance breach notification requirements
improve security of electronic health information
increase HIPAA enforcement
strengthen privacy protections for health information
partOf Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulatory framework NERFINISHED
publicationDate 2013-01-25
regulates business associates
covered entities
electronic protected health information
protected health information
requires notice of privacy practices updates
risk assessment for breach determination
updated business associate agreements
strengthens HIPAA Breach Notification Rule NERFINISHED
HIPAA Enforcement Rule NERFINISHED
HIPAA Privacy Rule NERFINISHED
HIPAA Security Rule NERFINISHED
yearEnacted 2013

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