Additional Resources

Our guide is about protections that you have under federal law. In several places, we note that some states have enacted additional laws that protect consumers. You can check with your state insurance department to learn more about your state’s laws. Here are some places where you can find out more about state laws and HIPAA regulations:

Georgetown University, Consumer Guides to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance:
www.healthinsuranceinfo.net 

State Insurance Department Web sites:
www.naic.opg/state_web_map.htm

The Department of Labor, Health Coverage Portability:
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/consumerhipaa.pdf

The Department of Health and Human Services, Protecting Your Health Coverage:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HealthInsReformforConsume/Downloads/protect.pdf

The Federal Register, “Final Regulations for Health Portability; Final Rule”:
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/fedreg/final/2004028112.pdf

The Federal Register, final regulations pertaining to church-sponsored health plans: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-9558.pdf

To search the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) on HIPAA:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

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