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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§17933 Education on Health Information Privacy

Title 42 › Chapter 156— HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY › Subchapter III— PRIVACY › Part A— Improved Privacy Provisions and Security Provisions › § 17933

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 6 months after February 17, 2009, the HHS Secretary must pick one person in each regional office to give guidance and teach health care providers, their business partners, and people about federal privacy and security rules for protected health information. Within 12 months after February 17, 2009, the Office for Civil Rights must set up and keep a national education effort, using multiple methods and languages, to explain how protected health information may be used, the effects of those uses, and people’s rights in clear, easy-to-understand language.

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Title 42, §17933

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(a)Not later than 6 months after February 17, 2009, the Secretary shall designate an individual in each regional office of the Department of Health and Human Services to offer guidance and education to covered entities, business associates, and individuals on their rights and responsibilities related to Federal privacy and security requirements for protected health information.
(b)Not later than 12 months after February 17, 2009, the Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services shall develop and maintain a multi-faceted national education initiative to enhance public transparency regarding the uses of protected health information, including programs to educate individuals about the potential uses of their protected health information, the effects of such uses, and the rights of individuals with respect to such uses. Such programs shall be conducted in a variety of languages and present information in a clear and understandable manner.

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Effective Date

Section effective 12 months after Feb. 17, 2009, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 13423 of Pub. L. 111–5, set out as a note under section 17931 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 17933

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60