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2019 UNT Dallas L. Rev. On the Cusp 1 (2019)

handle is hein.journals/ontcp2019 and id is 1 raw text is: ON - THE- CUSP ARTICLE HOT TOPICS IN HIPAA COMPLIANCE SCoTT CHASE Table of Contents In tro d u ctio n ....................................................................................................... . . 1 I. D ata B reaches........................................................................................... . . 2 II. Effect of Texas M edical Privacy Law ......................................................... 4 III. A etn a C ase.................................................................................................. . . 6 C onclu sion ................................................................................................... . . .. 7 Introduction On August 21, 1996, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law.2 Among its several reasons, it was created to improve the portability and accountability of health insurance coverage.3 Portability was to ensure health insurance coverage for employees between jobs.4 Accountability was meant to ensure the security and privacy/confidentiality of all patient information/data, regardless of insurance status.5 This private patient information is known as protected health 1 Scott Chase is a partner at Farrow-Gillespie Heath Witter, and has been Board Certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2002. He holds a B.A. Political Science and a J.D., both from University of Houston. Tahlia Clement is a law clerk at Farrow-Gillespie Heath Witter. Tahlia is a 2019 candidate for a Juris Doctor at SMU Dedman School of Law, where she is the Editor-in-Chief for SMU's Science and Technology Law Review. She holds a B.A. in journalism and mass communications from Arizona State University. 2 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Pub. L. No. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936 (1996) (codified primarily in Titles 18, 26, and 42 U.S.C.). 3 Id. 4 See Celeste L. Toy, Legislative Analyst's Office, 17-WTR Cal. Reg. L. Rep., 381, 382 (2001). 5 Id. 1