Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information; Final Rule
This site could be termed the "bible" for patients and health care providers. It is from the Department of Health and Human Services and is 187 pages long. The information is from the August 200 Federal Register.
This document also provides costs to the Federal government and estimated savings.
If you can read and understand this particular document you will be entitled to refer to yourself as a HIPPA expert.
The document may be found on the Web at: http://cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2/regulations/privacy/finalrule/privruletxt.txt
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