Total Health Care, Incorporated (THC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center. THC is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233 (h). Total Health Care is a FTCA deemed facility. Â©Total Health Care.
The federal agency charged with enforcement of HIPAA is the US Department of Health and Human Servicesâ Office of Civil Rights (OCR). The regulations dealing with the release and protection of health information are known as the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule.
Why HIPAA Was Created HIPAAâs History. Originally known as the Kennedy-Kassebaum Bill, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, is a set of regulations that became law in the mid-1990s. Why HIPAAâs Important. HIPAA is a set of health care regulations with a two-pronged purpose: