HIPAA: Resources
The following resources can help you become and stay compliant with the Privacy and Security Rules under HIPAA’s (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Administration Simplification provisions.
General
Learn the latest news about HIPAA.
- HIPAA for Professionals—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Health Information Privacy—HHS Office for Civil Rights
Privacy Rule
Find information related to protecting health information.
- The HIPAA Privacy Rule—HHS
- HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health (PDF)—CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and HHS, 2003
Have a privacy question for HHS? Email ocrprivacy@os.dhhs.gov or call 866-627-7748.
Security Rule
Find information about ensuring the confidentiality of electronic protected health information.
- Summary of the HIPAA Security Rule—HHS
- The Security Rule—HHS
- Security Rule Guidance Material—HHS
- NIST Computer Security Resource Center—National Institute of Standards and Technology
HIPAA guidance material
Read documents and other guidance material related to HIPAA.
- Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information in Accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule
- HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, Proposed Rule (PDF) ) (2011)
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Implement HITECH Act Modifications
- HITECH privacy regulation (PDF) Begins on page 144)
- Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information, Interim Final Rule (PDF) (2009)
- HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Rule (2009)
- Individuals’ Right Under HIPAA to Access their Health Information (2016)
- Joint Guidance on Application of HIPAA and FERPA to Student Health Records (PDF) (2019 update)
- HIPAA Guidance Materials
State confidentiality laws
Find statutes related to HIPAA that are specific to the State of Wisconsin.
Mental health/AODA/DD
- State Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Developmental Disabilities, and Mental Health Act—Wis. Stat. § 51.30
- Uses and disclosures of protected health information—Wis. Stat. § 146.816
- Confidentiality of treatment records—Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 92
- Patient Rights & Resolutions of Grievances—Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 94
Medicaid
- Information about Medicaid assistance beneficiaries—Wis. Stat. § 49.475
- General Medicaid Administration—Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 108
Providers
- Miscellaneous Health Provisions (health care records)—Wis. Stat. § 146.81-84
- Uses and disclosures of protected health information—Wis. Stat. § 146.816
- Communicable Diseases – Restrictions on Use of HIV Tests—Wis. Stat. § 252.15
Long-term care/family care
- Long-Term Care (Confidentiality – Exchange of Information)—Wis. Stat. ch. 46
- Family Care (Confidentiality and Exchange of Information)—Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 10
Other resources
Refer to these other HIPAA and Privacy resources.
- HIPAA COW—HIPAA Collaborative of Wisconsin
- Identity Theft Protection—Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Privacy and Security—Federal Trade Commission
Training resources
Take a training and learn more.
- HIPAA 101—HIPAA Collaborative of Wisconsin
- Health IT Privacy and Security Resources for Providers—The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology