HHS Will Implement Health Privacy Regulations
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that federal health privacy regulations will take effect on April 14, 2001, as previously scheduled. Previous reports indicated that HHS Secretary Thompson would delay or weaken the protections. Instead, changes in the regulation will be made after its implementation.President Bush's Statement on HIPAA Medical Privacy Regulations, White House Web Site, April 12, 2001.
Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding the Patient Privacy Rule, HHS Web Site, April 12, 2001.
Medical Privacy Rules to Take Effect, CNN.com, April 12, 2001.
Bush Won't Delay Medical-Privacy Rules, New York Times, April 12, 2001 (registration required).
Privacy Coalition Letter to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson, Privacy Coalition Web Site.
Text of Medical Privacy Regulations, HHS OCR Web Site.
Health Privacy Project Web Site.
