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HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)
Up one levelThe Agency of Human Services must comply with the federal law known as HIPAA.
- Information for Health Plan Beneficiaries and Health Care Patients
- HIPAA requires that AHS health plans and health care providers protect the privacy of an individual's health information and provide for its security.
- Information for Medical Providers
- HIPAA requires medical providers and AHS health plans to use transaction standards when electronically exchanging health information of AHS health plan beneficiaries.
- Information for Researchers
