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.
The new Privacy Rule , the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) , that was enacted by Congress in 1996 and amended by the Department of Health and Human Services ( DHHS ) in 2002 , may affect the ability of prosecutors , police officers and social service agencies to administer child abuse cases , because it prevents certain ...