Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Practice Exam

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What year did Public Law 104-91 pass both houses of Congress?

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The correct answer is: 1996

Public Law 104-91, also known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), was indeed passed by both houses of Congress in 1996. This legislation played a crucial role in improving the portability of health insurance coverage and introduced important safeguards for the protection of confidential health information. The passage of this law marked a significant step towards ensuring that individuals could retain their health insurance coverage under certain conditions, such as job changes, and it laid the groundwork for further regulations regarding the privacy and security of health information. Understanding this timeline is essential in recognizing how HIPAA evolved and shaped the healthcare landscape regarding patient rights and data protection.