Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** United States legislation enacted in 1996 that aims to provide health data privacy and security.

**Synonyms:** - HIPAA - HIPAA - Kassebaum Kennedy Act - Kassebaum Kennedy Act - PL 104-191 - Public Law 104-191 - United States Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act