Links to HIPAA information sources :

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Federal agency sources:

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Public Law 104-91: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

HIPAA Rules

• Security: Final Security Rule (2/20/03)
• Privacy:

  Final Modifications to the Privacy Rule, Federal Register, August 14, 2002

  • Text format
  • PDF format (486KB)

  Final Rule published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2000

  • Rule: HIPAA Law
• Transactions and Code Sets: Final rule

Other sources:

• HIPAA.org 
• Health Privacy Project
• Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange