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HIPAA-Related Links Page
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Public Law 104-191
HIPAA Information and Web Links
The following pages may have information useful to organizations and agencies with HIPAA implementation responsibilities. Please note: Links and resources listed on this web page are provided as a convenience to providers and the community; they are not endorsed by King County.
US Government Web Links | Washington State Government Links | Behavioral Health Organizations & Other Links | Print Resources
HIPAA RULES
General or more than one rule
Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Employer Identification Number (EIN):
The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability act of 1996 (HIPAA)
requires that employers have standard national numbers that identify
them on standard transactions. The Employer Identification Number
(EIN), issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), was selected as the
identifier for employers and was adopted effective July 30, 2002:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2/regulations/identifiers/default.asp#providerNPRM
National Provider Identifier Number (NPI)
- National Provider Identifier Number (NPI): National
Provider Identifier (NPI) Final Rule Published - The Final Rule adopting
the HIPAA standard unique health identifier for health care providers
was published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2004. Health care
providers can begin applying for NPIs on the effective date of the final
rule, which is May 23, 2005. All health care providers are eligible to
be assigned NPIs; health care providers who are covered entities must
obtain and use NPIs. All HIPAA covered entities must use NPIs by the
compliance dates (May 23, 2007 for all but small health plans; May 23,
2008 for small health plans). Provides links on how to get a number, as well as other
resources.
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand
Privacy Rule
Transactions Rule
Enforcement Rule
General or more than one rule
Privacy
Transactions
- Designated Standards Maintenance Organizations are comprised of Data Content Committees (DCCs) and Standard Setting Organizations (SSOs). These organizations have agreed to maintain designated national standards relevant to the final "Standards for Electronic Transactions" rule according to the criteria established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This site links to some pdf files and an FAQs.
http://www.hipaa-dsmo.org/
- Washington Publishing Company site contains all the implementation guides, data conditions and data dictionary for X12N standards proposed under HIPAA.
http://www.wpc-edi.com/hipaa/
- Wisconsin COW. HIPAA collaborative of Wisconsin.
This group is a regional affiliate of Wedi and has lots of links.
http://hipaacow.org
- Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Web Site. The WEDI HIPAA SNIP Task Group has been established to meet the immediate need to assess industry-wide HIPAA Administrative Simplification implementation readiness and to bring about the national coordination necessary for successful compliance. This site includes information on EDI in the healthcare industry and information
about HIPAA rules.
http://snip.wedi.org/
Electronic Transactions and Code Sets:
Enforcement Rule:
National Provider Identifier Rule:
Privacy Rule:
- Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information: Final Rule. Federal Register, August 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 157) Rules and Regulations, pages 53282 - 53273. (Note the actual rule is just the last section, pages 53264 through 53273). 45 CFR parts 160 and 164.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/privrulepd.pdf
Security Rule:
For more information about the King County Mental Health, Chemical Abuse and Dependency Services Division's HIPAA Program, please contact Lyscha Marcynyszyn, MHCADSD Privacy Officer .
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