Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The information contained in this section aims to assist you in understanding HIPAA while becoming compliant with its rules.
Now Available! The HIPAA Security Rule Online Compliance Workbook. Learn more.
Still have questions about HIPAA?
The Practice Directorate's Legal and Regulatory Affairs team may be able to help. Read Help With HIPAA: Timely Q & As or Complete the HIPAA Intake form.
HIPAA Security Rule
Compliance for the HIPAA Security Rule. Compliance Date: April 2005
HIPAA Privacy Rule
Compliance for the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Compliance Date: April 2003
HIPAA Transaction Rule
Compliance for the HIPAA Transaction Rule. Extended Compliance Date: October 16, 2003
HIPAA National Provider Identifier
Information and tools to help you comply with the HIPAA National Provider Identifier (NPI) Rule.
History of Patient Privacy
Learn about actions psychology has taken to help shape legislation and regulations governing the privacy of patient records.
Going Public: CMS Sets June 28 Release Date for Providers' NPI Information
by Legal and Regulatory Affairs Staff
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to make some of the information that providers submitted in their NPI application available to the public beginning on June 28. Learn what may and may not be released and steps you should take now if you have an NPI.
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NPI Update: Taxonomy Code Changes; How Many NPIs You Need
Legal and Regulatory Affairs and Communications Staff
The May 23, 2007 deadline for obtaining a National Provider Identifier (NPI) is fast approaching. Psychologists need to know about several changes in the NPI "taxonomy codes" that will take effect on April 1. Further, some practitioners are unclear about whether they need to obtain one or two NPIs.
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Choosing a Taxonomy Code in Applying for Your National Provider Identifier: Guidance from the APA Practice Organization
by Legal & Regulatory Affairs Staff
Psychologists must choose a “taxonomy code” or codes when they apply for a National Provider Identifier (NPI), as required by HIPAA. See the latest guidance from the APA Practice Organization.
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Final HIPAA Enforcement Rule Takes Effect
by Legal and Regulatory Affairs and Communications Staff
March 28, 2006 -- If you thought that the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) lacked the “teeth” of enforcement, think again. The federal government just made effective new regulations that establish how the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will determine liability and calculate fines for health care professionals who violate any of the HIPAA Rules.
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The Patient Paper Trail
by Mark Greer, Monitor Staff
October, 2004 -- Private practitioners in the electronic era must consider a variety of legal, ethical and clinical issues in deciding how to keep their records.
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Help With HIPAA: Timely Q & As
by Legal and Regulatory Affairs Staff
February 12, 2004 -- Review answers to several of the most common APA member questions about HIPAA.
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The Whys of HIPAA Compliance
by Russ Newman, PhD, JD
January, 2003 -- Without a doubt, the question that practitioners most frequently asked the Practice Directorate staff leading up to the October 15, 2002 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) transaction rule compliance deadline was, "I don't submit any electronic claims. Do I still need to file the extension form?"
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