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.
HIPAA â Correctional Facility Concerns and Coverage. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted to publicize standards for the electronic exchange, privacy and security of health information. The final regulation, known as the Privacy Rule, was published by the department of Health and Human Services in December, 2000 and subsequently modified in March, 2002.