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HIPAA Regulations and Laws

Laws Regulations
The following chart contains HIPAA regulation timelines and status. Revised .

Laws
Federal
Public Law 104-191 August 21, 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( 633KB .pdf file 169 pgs.)

State
P.L. 1999 c, 154 (S323) Health information electronic data interchange technology C.17B:30-23 et al., repeals C.17B:26-12.1 et al., Ch.154. (Popular name: NJ HINT)

Regulations New Jersey
HINT Regulations Proposed Rule Publication Date Final Rule Publication Date Amendments Compliance Target Date
  March 5, 2001
(.pdf 49 KB/23 pgs.)
October 1, 2001
(.pdf file 417KB/4 pgs.)
  October 1, 2003
Regulations Federal
HIPAA Regulations Proposed Rule Publication Date Final Rule
Publication Date
Amendments Compliance
Target date
Electronic Transactions May 7, 1998
(.pdf file 50 pgs.)
August 17, 2000
(.pdf file 62 pgs.)

Announcement of Designated Standard Maintenance Organizations (DSMOs)
February 20, 2003 Corrections-March 10, 2003  
National Health Care Provider Identifier May 7, 1998
(.pdf 38 pgs.)
January 23, 2004
(.pdf file size 16KB)
  May 2007
National Employer Identifier June 16, 1998
(.pdf file 15 pgs.)
May 31, 2002
(.pdf file size 82KB 12 pgs.)
  July 2004
Security and Electronic Signature August 12, 1998
(.pdf file 40 pgs.)
February 20, 2003   April 2005
Privacy and Patient Confidentiality (Final)
December 28, 2000
November 3, 1999
(.pdf file 1,103 KB - 149 pgs.)

Technical Corrections: Privacy and Patient Confidentiality (Proposed)
January 5, 2000

(.pdf file 125 KB - 3 pgs.)
December 28, 2000
Download choices: 1 ZIP file OR 8 PDF files


December 28, 2000
(ZIP file 2,552 KB - 369 pgs. of 8 PDF files)
August 14, 2002
(.pdf file size 487KB 93 pgs.)
April 2003
Electronic Claims Attachments Expected August 2004 Unknown   Unknown
National Health
Plan Identifier
Unknown Unknown   Unknown
Enforcement April 18, 2005
(.pdf file 263KB, 36 pgs.)
February 16, 2006   May 17, 2003
National Individual Identifier Put on hold. Several bills in Congress would eliminate the requirement to establish a National Individual Identifier.

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