# Civil Money Penalties: Procedures for Investigations, Imposition of Penalties, and Hearings
> **US Department of Health and Human Services** · Interim final rule; request for comments. · Published 2003-04-17 · Effective 2003-05-19 · 68 FR 18895
## Document
- **Document number:** 03-9497
- **Category:** hipaa-privacy
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Health and Human Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 68 FR 18895
- **CFR reference:** 45 CFR 160
- **Publication date:** 2003-04-17
- **Effective date:** 2003-05-19
- **HHS docket:** CMS-0010-IFC
## Abstract

This interim final rule establishes rules of procedure for the imposition, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, of civil money penalties on entities that violate standards adopted by the Secretary under the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"). We intend that this be the first installment of a rule that we term the "Enforcement Rule." The Enforcement Rule, when issued in complete form, will set forth procedural and substantive requirements for imposition of civil money penalties. In the interim, we are issuing these rules of procedure to inform regulated entities of our approach to enforcement and to advise regulated entities of certain procedures that will be followed as we enforce the Administrative Simplification provisions of HIPAA.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/04/17/03-9497/civil-money-penalties-procedures-for-investigations-imposition-of-penalties-and-hearings)
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