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GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION > Administrative Simplification
Short Summary
This legal document provides definitions for key terms used in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification provisions. It applies to health care providers, health care clearinghouses, health plans, and other entities involved in the processing of health information. The document defines terms such as ‘code set’, ‘health care clearinghouse’, ‘health care provider’, ‘health information’, ‘health plan’, ‘individually identifiable health information’, ‘standard’, ‘standard setting organization’, and ‘operating rules’. Violations of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification provisions can result in civil monetary penalties, with the amount depending on the nature and severity of the violation.
Whom does it apply to?
Health care providers, health care clearinghouses, health plans, and other entities involved in the processing of health information
What does it govern?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification provisions
What are exemptions?
No specific exemptions are mentioned
What are the Penalties?
Civil monetary penalties, with the amount depending on the nature and severity of the violation
Jurisdiction
U.S. Federal Government