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HIPAA security rule compliance deadline approaches March 10, 2006 Excerpted from Georgia Employment Law Letter, written by attorneys at the law firm Ford & Harrison LLP You should be aware of the approaching compliance deadline for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) security rule, which requires employer-sponsored health plans to implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect health information in electronic form. Large health plans were required to be in full compliance with the rule on April 21, 2005. Small health plans (those with less than $5 million in annual receipts) have until April 21, 2006. What you must do The security rule requires health plans to:
Even if your company sponsors a smaller health plan, there's a lot of work to be done to achieve full compliance. Although many of you believe the security rule is IT's responsibility, there are many management and administrative requirements as well. Start now We encourage you to begin planning for security rule compliance sooner rather than later. Your attorney can assist you with varying degrees of preparations, from reviewing policies, procedures, and documents prepared by administrators and vendors to assisting with each step of the compliance process. Copyright © 2006 M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC. This article is an excerpt from GEORGIA EMPLOYMENT LAW LETTER. Georgia Employment Law Letter does not attempt to offer solutions to individual problems but rather to provide information about current developments in Georgia employment law. Questions about individual problems should be addressed to the attorney of your choice. Georgia does not certify specialists in the law, and we do not claim certification in any listed area.
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