Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Synonyms
HIPAA
Kassebaum Kennedy Act
Kennedy Kassebaum Act
PL 104-191
PL104 191
PL104-191
Public Law 104 191
Public Law 104-191
United States Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Public Law 104-91 enacted in 1996, was designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare system, protect health insurance coverage for workers and their families, and to protect individual personal health information.