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Healthcare Federal (US) critical

HITECH Act — Regulatory Reference

Breach notification and expanded HIPAA liability to business associates — alert rules and incident detection.

Key Provisions
  • Breach Notification Rule — 60-day notification of affected individuals; HHS notification
  • Direct HIPAA applicability to Business Associates
  • Increased civil penalties (tiered structure up to $1.5M per violation per year)
  • Audit program by HHS Office for Civil Rights
How AutoPIL Enforces It
  • Alert rules on policy violations surface candidate breach events in near real time
  • Audit chain provides the per-record disclosure history needed for notification scope
  • Business Associate AI vendors register in the agent registry — their access is auditable independently
Audit LogPolicy EngineSensitivity LabelsAgent RegistryAlert Rules
AutoPIL Policy IDs
HC-HITECH-BN-001Breach Candidate Detection from Audit Chain
HC-HITECH-BA-001Business Associate AI Vendor Registration
Official Sources
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/breach-notification/index.htmlhttps://www.healthit.gov/topic/laws-regulation-and-policy/health-information-technology-act-hitech

This page is a working reference and not a substitute for qualified legal review. Verify against official sources before use in compliance artifacts.

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