which federal agency is responsible for enforcement of hipaa?
You Are Here > OCR > HIPAA > Compliance and Enforcement > How OCR Enforces the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for enforcing the HIPAA Privacy Rule (45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, Subparts A and E). One of the ways that OCR carries out this responsibility is to investigate complaints filed with it.