HHS Fact Sheet on Your Employees’ and Clients’ Rights under HIPAA to Access their Health Information

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, contains extensive rules designed to limit access by non-health plan entities to certain individually identifiable health information (collectively referred to as the “Privacy Rule”).

 

The Privacy Rule contains a number of exceptions for when protected health information (PHI) may be accessed. One such exception is when an individual seeks to access his or her own PHI.

 

Recently the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has issued a fact sheet in the form of a topical Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to further clarify individuals’ rights to access and obtain a copy of their PHI.

 

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