HHS SECRETARY TOMMY THOMPSON ISSUES NEW HIPAA COMMENT PERIOD
HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson issued a statement in which he confirmed
that the new
effective date for the final privacy rule is April 14, 2001. More
importantly, Secretary
Thompson went on to say that the unanticipated delay caused by the rule's
not being
transmitted to the Congress until Feb. 13 "creates an opportunity to
ensure that the
provisions of this final rule will indeed work as intended� To ensure a
thorough review of
these important issues, HHS is opening the final regulation to a 30-day
public comment
period. The department will review the comments it receives to determine
whether changes in
the final rule are needed."
Articles pertaining to this issue can be found at the AMIA Web site at:
http://www.amia.org/resource/news/f5.html
The official announcement from the HHS can be found at: http://www.hhs.gov/
