HIPAA laws are ever-changing and it is important to keep up to date with the HIPAA Privacy Rule, HIPAA Security Rule, and timelines of important dates relating to HIPAA Compliance. Following are the HIPAA timelines for achieving compliance with HIPAA Rules.
| Mid to late, 2009 | Healthcare Claims Attachment |
| May 23, 2008 | Standard Unique Health Identifier for Healthcare Providers for a small health plan (less than 5 million dollars in annual revenues) |
| May 23, 2007 | Standard Unique Health Identifier for Healthcare Providers for most covered entities |
| April 21, 2006 | SECURITY – Compliance deadline (small health plans) |
| August 1, 2005 | EMPLOYER IDENTIFIER STANDARD – Compliance deadline (small health plans) |
| May 23, 2005 | Standard Unique Health Identifier for Healthcare Providers Application available @CMS |
| April 21, 2005 | SECURITY – Compliance deadline (for all covered entities except small health plans) |
| July 30, 2004 | EMPLOYER IDENTIFIER STANDARD – Compliance deadline (for all covered entities except small health plans) |
| April 14, 2004 | PRIVACY – Compliance deadline (small health plans) |
| October 16, 2003 | Transactions & Code Sets – Compliance deadline (all covered entities who filed for an extension and small health plans) |
| April 16, 2003 | Transactions & Code Sets – deadline for starting software and systems testing |
| April 14, 2003 | PRIVACY – Compliance deadline (for all covered entities except small health plans) |
| 13-Feb-03 | SECURITY FINAL RULE – date of publication |
| 13-Feb-03 | ADDENDUM to TRANSACTIONS & CODE SETS FINAL RULE – date of publication |
| 16-Oct-02 | Transaction and Code Sets – deadline for compliance or request for a one-year extension |
| 31-May-02 | Employer Identifier Standard Final Rule Published |
| 28-Dec-00 | Privacy Final Rule Published |
| August 17, 2000 | Transaction and Code Sets Final Rule Published |
| 21-Aug-96 | HIPAA becomes law |
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