When must covered organizations comply with HIPAA requirements?
• Privacy Standards: April 14, 2003; April 14, 2004 for small health plans • Transactions and Code Sets: October 16, 2002 or October 16, 2003 if an extension is filed per the Administrative Simplification Compliance Act • The Administrative Simplification Compliance Act gave covered entities not compliant by October 16, 2002, the opportunity to extend their compliance deadline by 1 year – to October 16, 2003. This extension opportunity is applicable to all HIPAA covered entities other than small health plans (whose compliance date is already set for October 16, 2003). In order to qualify for this extension, covered entities must submit a compliance plan to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) before October 16, 2002. Instructions for submitting an extension request can be found on DHHS’ Administrative Simplification Web site page. Go to: http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/ • Security & Electronic Signature Standards: Final Rule expected in August 2002 • Unique Employer Identifi
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