Annual Increases in Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules

HHS recently issued a final rule (the ?Ç£HHS Rule?Ç¥) that sets out the inflation-adjusted civil monetary penalty (?Ç£CMP?Ç¥) amounts that HHS is authorized to assess or enforce, including for violations of the HIPAA privacy and security rules. The adjusted CMP amounts are applicable to HIPAA violations by a HIPAA covered entity or business associate that occur after November 2, 2015, for which a CMP is assessed on or after November 5, 2019?á

The HHS Rule is available here.