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.
A. HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. It is a set of federal rules designed in part to protect the privacy of a personâs health care information.arylandâs laws protect the confidentiality and privacy of patient health information. Most of these laws are set out in Title 4 of the Health Occupations Article of the Maryland Code (http://mlis.state.md.us). To the extent Maryland law is more stringent than HIPAA Rules, Maryland law applies.