Long Term Care & Senior Living Blog
February 16, 2017
HIPAA Update - Reminder for your Clients - 2016 HIPAA Breach Reporting Deadline is 3/1/17
As a helpful reminder, clients need to be aware that the March 1, 2017 deadline for reporting 2016 HIPAA breaches is fast approaching. March 1, 2017 is the Deadline for Reporting 2016 HIPAA Breaches Affecting Fewer than 500 Individuals by Covered Entities to the OCR. Click here for a link to the OCR portal to file year end breach reports. Each year, covered entities are required to file a report within 60 days of year end if the covered entity experienced a breach during the prior year affecting fewer than 500 individuals.