The HIPAA Privacy ACT Name: Institution: Course Title: Instructor: Date: The HIPAA Privacy Act 1.0 Introduction There are specific privacy standards outlined in the final December 28, 2000 HHS final rule (65 FR 82462) also referred to as the “Privacy Rule.†These are specific standards for Privacy of Individual Identifiable Health Information that consumers are increasingly concerned about (Nass, Levit & Gostin, 2009). These provisions have created a platform that ensures nationwide protection for the privacy of citizen’s most sensitive health information. These regulations are to assure consumers that all their sensitive information including genetic information will be properly protected (Field, 2005). The Privacy Rule ensures ensure that health plans and healthcare providers fully guard and prevent misuse of individual identifiable health information and limit sharing of such information. In this particular case, there is a need to apply the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, 45 CFR 164.400-414. This requires the Privacy Section of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) covered entities and related business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information (Anatayakul, n.d; Erickson, 2005; Wiener, Gilliland, 2011). This paper seeks to discuss the role of the HIPAA, based on a case study provided that will help analyze the requirements of investigating breac...