HIPAAFAQ Frequently Asked HIPAA Questions

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• HIPAA Primer

• From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):

  • Security

  • Transactions and Code Sets (TCS)

    • Guidance on TCS Compliance Deadline, issued 7/24/03

    • Administrative Simplification Compliance Act

• From the Office for Civil Rights (OCR):

  • Privacy

  • Guidance of 12/04/02

• From the Department of Transportation (DOT):
  Drug and Alcohol Testing

• From the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): HIPAA & the Use of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS)

• Unique Identifiers

HIPAA Glossary & Acronyms