# Health Breach Notification Rule
> **US Federal Trade Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2024-05-30 · Effective 2024-07-29 · 89 FR 47028
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-10855
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Federal Trade Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 47028
- **CFR reference:** 16 CFR 318
- **Publication date:** 2024-05-30
- **Effective date:** 2024-07-29
## Abstract

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is amending the Commission's Health Breach Notification Rule (the "HBN Rule" or the "Rule"). The HBN Rule requires vendors of personal health records ("PHRs") and related entities that are not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") to notify individuals, the FTC, and, in some cases, the media of a breach of unsecured personally identifiable health data.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/30/2024-10855/health-breach-notification-rule)
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