or where to find information about it that i can understand?
please only answer if you know for sure.
thanks
2007-03-05 05:50:15 · 5 answers · asked by ~countrymonkey~ 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
This website should help you
2007-03-05 05:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by CupCake 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What do you want to know? HIPPA stands for Health Insurance Privacy and Portibility Act. Basically it means your health information cannot be shared with anyone without written consent from you; except to help treat you and to get the bill paid. The portability part means COBRA- if you lose your job that has insurance, you can pay your own premiums( they are usually so high you can't pay them.) for ususally up to 18 months.
2007-03-05 14:02:40 · answer #2 · answered by JNS 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The United States Health and Human services website has all the information you are looking for here:
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
2007-03-05 13:59:22 · answer #3 · answered by Mountaingirl87 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996.
Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs.
Title II of HIPAA, 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. (this changed ID numbers on health insurance cards to eliminate the use of SS#'s as identifiers since the SS#'s are considered protected by the HIPAA law.)
2007-03-05 14:01:49 · answer #4 · answered by swomedicineman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you want to know about HIPPA. You can research it online but I am a nurse and can explain it if you ask what you want to know about it.
2007-03-05 13:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋