when did hipaa become a law
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA; Pub.L. 104â191, 110 Stat.1936, enacted August 21, 1996) was enacted by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996.itle II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers.