HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Calling all group health plans! Rely on this template to satisfy the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirement that covered entities provide individuals with a Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) that complies with HIPAA Privacy Rule regulations. Adapt this template, which includes helpful guidance, drafting notes, and an optional clause, to provide plan participants adequate notice of the plan’s uses and disclosures of the participant’s protected health information (PHI) and of the participant’s rights and the plan’s legal duties regarding PHI.

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