HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996*. HIPAA provides rights and protections for group health plans provided by Employers and for individual coverage.

Are Employers impacted by HIPAA?
YES. If you provide health benefits to your employees, HIPAA impacts your business. As plan administrators, Employers are responsible for their group health plan's compliance with HIPAA and its regulations.

Poster Compliance Center's HIPAA Privacy & Compliance Poster

• Outlines six simple steps for employers to follow to protect the privacy of employees and customers.
• Invites the employer to examine related policies and procedures and make adjustments as necessary.
• Allows employees to read about their rights regarding the use of their personal health information.

Available in English and Spanish.

Employers see lots of information about HIPAA but not much about what to do. This is a take action, what-to-do poster!

Also see the all new Poster Compliance Center Employers HIPAA Survival Kit, the employers' resource for understanding how HIPAA affects your business responsibilities.

* HIPAA was passed by Congress in 1996 to protect employee rights to health coverage during events such as changing or losing jobs, pregnancy, moving, or divorce. It also provides protections for employers when obtaining and renewing health coverage for their employees. HIPAA is NOT an insurance policy.