Regulatory Issues

First-Ever U.S. Standards Established to Protect Personal Medical Records

Published in AIDS Weekly, January 8th, 2001

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Donna E. Shalala on December 20, 2000, released the first-ever U.S. federal standards for protecting the privacy of Americans' personal health records.

This new regulation will protect medical records and other personal health information maintained by health care providers, hospitals, health plans, and health insurers, and health care clearinghouses.

"For the first time, all Americans -- no matter where they live, no matter where they get their health care - will have protections for their most private personal information, their health records," Shalala said. "Gone are the days when...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2001-01-08)

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