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GAO-01-455R 1 (2001-02-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadweg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-287287 February 28, 2001 The Honorable James M. Jeffords Chairman The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable W. J. (Billy) Tauzin Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information Pursuant to section 801(a) (2) (A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Secretary, entitled Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (RIN: 0991-AB08). We received the rule on February 13, 2001. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on December 28, 2000. 65 Fed. Reg. 82462. The final rule contains standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information. The rule applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and certain health care providers. The rule presents standards with respect to the rights of individuals who are the subjects of this information, procedures for the exercise of those rights, and the authorized and required uses and disclosures of this information. We note that the final rule has an announced effective date of February 26, 2001. While the rule was published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2000, Congress did not receive the rule until February 13, 2001. The Congressional Review Act requires major rules to have a 60-day delay in their effective dates following publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is GAO-01-455R

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