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Notice of Proposed Rule Making for the Security and Electronic Signature Standards

Public comment period ended October 13, 1998.

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Read NPRM, by Section
Summary and Introduction
Background
Provisions of this Proposed Rule
Definitions
Effective Dates--General
Security Standard--General
Administrative Procedures
Physical Safeguards to Guard Data Integrity, Confidentiality, and Availability
Technical Security Services to Guard Data Integrity, Confidentiality, and Availability
Technical Security Mechanisms to Guard Against Unauthorized Access to Data that is Transmitted over a Communications Network
Electronic Signature Standard
Impact Analysis
Collection of Information Requirements
Regulation Text
Addendum 1: HIPAA SECURITY MATRIX
Addendum 2: HIPAA SECURITY AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE STANDARDS GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Addendum 3: HIPAA SECURITY MATRIX- mapping
Files
secnprm.txt (txt, 265.42 KB)