Government
HHS extends its own HIPAA deadline
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Oct. 4, 2004
The interim rule laying out civil fines for violations of HIPAA was slated to expire on Sept. 16 but has been extended for another year. This gives the Dept. of Health and Human Services more time to review submissions during the comment period.
While the Justice Dept. succeeded in getting a conviction based on the privacy rule, HHS has yet to impose any civil penalties based on either that regulation or the transaction and code set rule -- the two of three regulations that already have gone into effect.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/10/04/gvbf1004.htm.
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