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 Frequently Asked Questions: Key HIPAA Standards

*Key HIPAA Standards

Standard Description Released Compliance
Privacy Individual health data must be kept private, whether electronically stored or not Final Rule Dec. 28, 2000
Final Changes Aug. 14, 2002 		April 14, 2003 all covered entities, except small entities
April 14, 2004 small entities
Transactions & Code Sets Nine X.12 v4010 EDI insurance related messages.
Two NCPDP messages for Retail Pharmacy transactions.
Multiple Code Sets for health industry. 		Proposed Rule May 7, 1998
Final Rule Aug. 17, 2000
Proposed Changes May 31, 2002
Final Changes Feb. 20, 2003 		April 2003 Testing must begin
October 2003 all covered entities must be compliant
Security Applicable to all electronic personal data Proposed Aug. 12, 1998
Final Feb. 20, 2003 		Feb 2005 all other covered entities except small health plans
Feb 2006 small health plans
Electronic Signature Prescribed functionality for Digital Signatures
Applies only to the Nine X.12 EDI transactions 		Proposed Aug. 12, 1998
Final delayed 		n/a
Unique Identifiers Unique Identifiers National ID system, uniquely identifies entities
Individuals
Health Plans
Providers
Employers


removed from standards
Not yet published
Not yet Published
May 31, 2002


n/a
n/a
Aug. 30, 2004 all covered entities except small health plans
Sept. 1, 2005 small health plans
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