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a 1996 U.S. statute protecting the confidentiality of medical records

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	~~<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>~~		a 1996 U.S. statute protecting the confidentiality of medical records
	~~The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of~~ 1996 ~~(HIPAA), public law 104-191, is a statute enacted by the 104th~~ U. S. ~~Congress on August 21, 1996; it's primary impact is on~~ protecting the ~~security (~~confidentiality~~) and privacy~~ of ~~health-case data.~~