Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 – Electronic Health Care Transactions and Code Sets Standards Model Compliance Plan

Department of Health and Human Services Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - Electronic Health Care Transactions and Code Sets Standards Model Compliance Plan In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law. It requires, among other things, that the Department of Health and Human Services establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and code sets. October 16, 2002 was the original deadline for covered entities to comply with these new national standards. However, in December 2001, the Administrative Simplification Compliance Act (ASCA) extended the deadline for compliance with HIPAA Electronic Health Care Transactions and . . .