The regulations issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) impose many requirements on health care providers. The links and resources below provide assistance in complying with the HIPAA regulations.

Department of Health and Human Services

The official government sites for information on requirements, implementation and enforcement of the HIPAA regulations:

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) HIPAA Homepage
  Information on the HIPAA Electronic Transactions and Code Sets, Security and Unique Identifier regulations.
• Office for Civil Rights of CMS
  Information on the HIPAA Privacy regulation.
• Frequently Asked Questions About Privacy (OCR)MMIC Group

• MMIC Business Associate Agreement (updated April 2005)
• Checklists and Sample Forms for Privacy Rule Compliance
• Technology Products and Consulting Services for HIPAA Security and Transactions and Code Sets Compliance

Questions?

• For questions about the HIPAA Privacy regulation, call the MMIC Risk Management Department.
• For questions about the HIPAA Security regulation, call Technology Solutions Security Consulting. Both can be reached at (800) 328-5532 or (952) 838-6700.