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HIPAA Requirements

Compliance Date for Privacy Requirements
Other deadlines for HIPAA compliance took effect in April 2003 for the privacy requirements. Covered entities, such as health care professionals including dietetics professionals, hospitals and clinics must now be in compliance with the HIPAA privacy regulations for use and disclosure of patient and client information. The rules require covered entities to:

• Distribute a privacy notice to all patients
• Post the privacy notice in practitioners’ offices
• Make good-faith-effort to obtain the written acknowledgement from the patient of their receipt of the notice
• As requested allow patients access to their records
• Complete training and train staff to understand and fully implement the privacy requirements.

• Link to CMS HIPAA Resources
  
• Additional Covered Entity Obligations under HIPAA
  

  A brief description of the general obligations of a covered entity under the Privacy Regulation.

• Tips for Compliance