HIPAA

HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and three sets of regulations issued by the Department of Health and Human Services:

Privacy Regulations - April 14, 2003 Compliance Deadline
Transaction Standards - October 16, 2002 Compliance Deadline
Security Regulations - Pending

For more detailed information about the HIPAA Privacy Rule please refer to the resources on the website for the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/special/research/index.html

Questions

If you have any questions regarding HIPAA wording or changes to your study consent form, please contact the CPHS Office at cphs.tasks@dartmouth.edu.