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COMPLIANCE WITH NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996
An entity that is covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) must document that it has complied with requirements regarding notice of privacy practices relative to an individual's protected health information. A covered entity must retain copies of notices it has issued. Additionally, it must retain an individual's written acknowledgement that he or she has received the notice. If the individual has refused to provide a written acknowledgment, the covered entity must document its good faith efforts to obtain the written acknowledgment. There is no indication as to how long these documents must be retained.
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