HIPAA also makes provisions for people to make complaints about misuse of their PHI through the Office of Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
People who violate HIPAA can face both civil and criminal penalties, including fines and/or imprisonment for one to 10 years. Criminal penalties can be imposed on doctors that knowingly violates the Privacy Rule and/or disclose a patient's
PHI for personal gain, false pretenses, or malicious purposes.
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