he Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. Title II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers. It helps people keep their information private. The Administration Simplification provisions also address the security and privacy of health data. The standards are meant to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's health care system by encouraging the widespread use of electronic data interchange in the U.S. health care system - The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 ("FISMA", 44 U.S.C.§3541, et seq.) is a United States federal law enacted in 2002 as Title III of the E-Government Act of 2002 (Pub.L. 107-347, 116Stat.2899). The act recognized the importance of information security to the economic and national security interests of the United States.[1] The act requires each federal agency to develop, document, and implement an agency-wide program to provide information security for the information and information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency, including those provided or managed by another agency, contractor, or other source.[
- The Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law No. 93-579, 88 Stat. 1897 (Dec. 31, 1974), codified in part at 5 U.S.C.§552a, was passed by the United States Congress following revelations of the abuse of privacy during the administration of President Richard Nixon.
- Drivers Privacy Protection Act 18 U.S.C. § 2721 et. Seq. (Public Law 103-322). The Act generally prohibits states from disclosing personal information that their drivers submit in order to obtain drivers licenses. "Personal information" under the Act includes an individual's photograph, social security number, driver identification number, name, address (but not 5-digit zip code), telephone number, and medical or disability information. Information on vehicular accidents, driving violations, and driver's status is not "personal information." States must disclose personal information for certain purposes, and may disclose it for a long list of fourteen other purposes. In 2000, the Act was amended to create a new class of "highly restricted personal information." This includes an individual's photograph or image, social security number, and medical or disability information. This information may not be shared without the express consent of the person to whom the information applies, except for four purposes stated in the Act.
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