HIPAA was created in which year?

HIPAA was created in which year?

• A. 1990
• B. 1964
• C. 1996
• D. 1947

Answer: (C)

HIPAA was enacted in 1996. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996 (Public Law 104-191), established protections for health information and created privacy and security standards for handling PHI, along with standardizing electronic health-care transactions. For occupational therapy practice, this means patient health information must be kept confidential, disclosures are limited to treatment, payment, and health care operations or allowed with proper authorization, and records are protected when stored, transmitted, or discussed. The other years refer to different events and do not represent when HIPAA became law.

HIPAA was enacted in 1996. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996 (Public Law 104-191), established protections for health information and created privacy and security standards for handling PHI, along with standardizing electronic health-care transactions. For occupational therapy practice, this means patient health information must be kept confidential, disclosures are limited to treatment, payment, and health care operations or allowed with proper authorization, and records are protected when stored, transmitted, or discussed. The other years refer to different events and do not represent when HIPAA became law.