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.
Lets begin with the question What does HIPAA stand for? In full, HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or the HIPAA Act for short.The HIPAA Act was enacted August 21, 1996 by the 104th US Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton.he HIPAA Act is also known as the Kennedy Kassebaum Act since it was initially introduced in Congress as the Kennedy-Kassebaum Bill. Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy and republican Senator Nancy Kassebaum were two of the leading sponsors of the bipartisan bill.