"The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996."
This law regulates the insurance industry and the rights and obligations of the insurer and the policyholder.
Introduction to Health Law: Basic overview of what health law encompasses.
History of Health Law: Evolution of health law and legislative developments.
Legislative Framework for Health Law: Various federal and state laws governing health care.
The Affordable Care Act: Brief history, requirements, and impact.
Regulatory Bodies: Overview of the different bodies that oversee healthcare regulation.
Health Insurance: Types of health insurance policies and regulations governing them.
Risk Management: Assessing and managing risk in healthcare settings.
Medical Malpractice: Overview of malpractice laws and their impact on healthcare providers.
Patient Rights: Rights of patients under various statutes and regulations.
Medical Records Management: Overview of the federal and state regulations governing medical records.
Data Privacy and Security: Regulations governing access to and sharing of protected health information.
Fraud and Abuse: Overview of laws and penalties related to healthcare fraud and abuse.
Antitrust Issues: Overview of antitrust laws as they relate to the healthcare industry.
Telemedicine: Overview of telemedicine technologies and legal issues related to their use.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Overview of legal issues related to mental health and substance abuse treatment.
Long-term Care: Overview of regulations governing long-term care facilities and services.
Public Health Law: Overview of laws and regulations governing public health policies and programs.
Bioethics and Health Law: Overview of the ethical issues raised by healthcare advancements and their relationship to health law.
International Health Law: Overview of international bodies, treaties, and regulations governing global health issues.
Healthcare Litigation: Overview of the legal avenues available to resolve disputes in the healthcare industry.
Affordable Care Act (ACA): Also known as Obamacare, the ACA is a federal law that regulates health insurance by mandating that all individuals must have health insurance or face a tax penalty.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA): This is a federal law that affords individuals the right to continue their employer-sponsored health coverage after they leave their job, for a certain amount of time.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): This federal law establishes privacy standards to protect individuals’ personal health information and sets rules to secure electronic transmission of health information.
Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA): This federal law requires that health insurance companies treat mental and physical health conditions equally, thus preventing discrimination against individuals with mental illness.
Medicare: A federal health insurance program that provides medical coverage to individuals 65 or older, people with chronic kidney disease, or people with disabilities.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): Another name for the ACA, this law also mandates that certain health care benefits must be covered by insurance companies.
Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP): Created by the Affordable Care Act, this temporary health insurance plan provides coverage for individuals with pre-existing health conditions who may have difficulty obtaining insurance.
Medicaid: A federal and state partnership to provide medical coverage for low-income individuals and families.
State Health Insurance Exchanges: Created under the Affordable Care Act, state health insurance exchanges provide individuals and small businesses with a platform to compare and purchase health insurance plans.
Medicare Advantage: This Medicare program offers a variety of managed care health insurance plans, such as HMOs and PPOs, provided by private insurance companies instead of the federal government.
"It modernized the flow of healthcare information, stipulates how personally identifiable information maintained by the healthcare and healthcare insurance industries should be protected from fraud and theft, and addressed some limitations on healthcare insurance coverage."
"It generally prohibits healthcare providers and healthcare businesses, called covered entities, from disclosing protected information to anyone other than a patient and the patient's authorized representatives without their consent."
"With limited exceptions, it does not restrict patients from receiving information about themselves."
"It does not prohibit patients from voluntarily sharing their health information however they choose."
"It does not require confidentiality where a patient discloses medical information to family members, friends, or other individuals not a part of a covered entity."
"The act consists of five titles."
"Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs."
"Title II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers."
"Title III sets guidelines for pre-tax medical spending accounts."
"Title IV sets guidelines for group health plans."
"Title V governs company-owned life insurance policies."
"It generally prohibits healthcare providers and healthcare businesses, called covered entities, from disclosing protected information to anyone other than a patient and the patient's authorized representatives without their consent."
"Title II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers."
"It modernized the flow of healthcare information, stipulates how personally identifiable information maintained by the healthcare and healthcare insurance industries should be protected from fraud and theft, and addressed some limitations on healthcare insurance coverage."
"It generally prohibits healthcare providers and healthcare businesses, called covered entities, from disclosing protected information to anyone other than a patient and the patient's authorized representatives without their consent."
"It does not prohibit patients from voluntarily sharing their health information however they choose."
"It does not require confidentiality where a patient discloses medical information to family members, friends, or other individuals not a part of a covered entity."
"It modernized the flow of healthcare information..."
"Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs."