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In response to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, Public Law 104-191, the United States Department of Health and Human Services published a regulation in the form of the Privacy Rule. The resulting requirements include:

• A covered health care provider with a direct treatment relationship with individuals must deliver a privacy practices notice to patients
• A covered health care provider with a direct treatment relationship with individuals must make a good faith effort to obtain written acknowledgement from patients of receipt of the privacy practices notice