Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

On December 20, 2000 President Clinton issued the much-anticipated Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) health care privacy regulations. For more information on the Privacy Rule, visit the Administrative Simplification web site at: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp.

July 9, 2001 - The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a document which answers common questions and clarifies information about the privacy regulations. The document can be reviewed at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/. A fact sheet summarizing the privacy rule's rights and protections is also available at http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp/bannerps.htm.

On March 27, 2002 HHS released an NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rule Making) of Privacy regulation modifications and a Fact Sheet. To view the NPRM and Fact Sheet, as well as other information, please see http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/.

August 14, 2002 HHS released the final rule for Privacy, as well as a Press Release and Fact Sheet. Please see http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/.

October 8, 2002 The Office of Civil Rights has released some frequently asked questions about the Privacy regulations. See http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ under "What's New" for 10/8/2002.

April 2003 - From the Office for Civil Rights - guidance and information about filing a Privacy complaint http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/

Business Associate Agreement:
Customers must enter into a Business Associate Agreement with DataRx. This agreement establishes DataRx as the “Business Associate” and you our customer as the “Covered Entity”.  The agreement sets forth our joint commitment to comply with the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information under the HIPAA of 1966, CFR 45 Part 160 and 164, Subparts A and E.  Please print, complete, sign and return to DataRx Management two copies of the agreement.  Once these documents are countersigned a fully executed original will be returned to your attention.