HIPAA Timelines & Deadlines
Timelines of important dates relating to HIPAA Compliance:
| 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 |