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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS.gov)
Federal HIPAA Regulations

	General HIPAA Information
		http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy
	Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule
		http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/summary/index.html
	Security Rule Guidance
		http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SecurityStandard/Downloads/SecurityGuidanceforRemoteUseFinal122806.pdf
	HIPAA Privacy Rule ( 45 CFR Part 160 and Subparts A and E of Part 164)
		http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/privacyrule/index.html
	HIPAA Security Rule
		http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/securityrule/index.html http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SecurityStandard/Downloads/securityfinalrule.pdf
	HIPAA Transaction Rule
		http://www.cms.hhs.gov/TransactionCodeSetsStands/02_TransactionsandCodeSetsRegulations.asp#TopOfPage
	HIPAA Enforcement Rule
		http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/enforcementrule/index.html
	HIPAA Breach Notification Rule (Effective September 2009)
		http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/breachnotificationrule/index.html Form for submitting notice of security breach: http://transparency.cit.nih.gov/breach/index.cfm

American Counseling Association (ACA)

	Private Practice in Counseling – Electronic Billing and HIPAA Compliance
		http://www.counseling.org/Publications/CounselingTodayArticles.aspx?AGuid=9a5eb7d9-f04a-4b56-a6fd-df4d0cae13e1

American Psychological Association (APA)

	HIPAA Privacy Rule Primer
		http://www.apapractice.org/apo/insider/hipaa_reg/hipaa/hipaa_privacy_rule.html#
	Privacy Rule Compliance Is Not Enough: Three Things You Should Know About the HIPAA Security Rule
		http://www.apapractice.org/apo/insider/hipaa_reg/hipaa/hipaa_security_rule/notenough.html#
	Getting Into Compliance : The HIPAA Security Rule
		http://www.apapractice.org/apo/insider/hipaa_reg/hipaa/hipaa_security_rule/compliance.html#
	HIPAA Security Rule Primer
		http://www.apapractice.org/apo/insider/hipaa_reg/hipaa/hipaa_security_rule/primer.html#
	Contingency Planning: Do You Know What HIPAA Requires?
		http://www.apapractice.org/apo/insider/hipaa_reg/hipaa/hipaa_security_rule/contingency.html
	*Transaction Rule Q & A*
		http://www.apapractice.org/apo/insider/hipaa_reg/hipaa/hipaa_transaction/transaction_rule_q.html#
	A Psychologist’s Guide to the Transaction Rule
		http://www.apapractice.org/apo/insider/hipaa_reg/hipaa/hipaa_transaction/getting_ready_for.html#
	Research Context – HIPAA Frequently-Asked Questions
		http://www.apa.org/science/research/HIPAA.html
	New HIPAA Breach Notification Rule Takes Effect – September 2009
		http://www.apapractice.org/content/apo/in_the_news/new_hipaa_breach_notification.html#

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

	HIPAA Highlights for Social Workers
		http://www.socialworkers.org/hipaa/default.asp
	What Social Workers Should Know About the HIPAA Privacy Rule
		http://www.socialworkers.org/practice/behavioral_health/mbh0101.asp
	Overview of HIPAA Administrative Simplification Provisions
		http://www.socialworkers.org/practice/behavioral_health/mbh0203.asp
	*HIPAA Electronic Transactions Standards, Code Sets, and the Clinical Social Worker*
		http://www.socialworkers.org/practice/hipaa/hippa.PDF
	Privacy Breach Notification – September 23, 2009 Effective Date
		https://www.socialworkers.org/ldf/legal_issue/2009/200903.asp?back=yes

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