Accessing Medical Records: Health Information Privacy - HIPAA for Individuals

Washington, DC 20201

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, a federal law, gives you rights over your health information and sets rules and limits on who can look at and receive your health information. It applies to all forms of individuals' protected health information, whether electronic, written, or oral. 

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