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compliance
dates and effective dates (HIPAA)
For HIPAA
regulations, the compliance date is the date on or
before which a covered entity
must meet the requirements of a standard (rule), implementation
specification or modification.
Under HIPAA, this
is usually 24 months after the effective date (defined below)
of a final rule for large entities, and 36 months for small
ones. The dividing line between "large" and "small"
for this purpose is $5M in annual revenues.
For subsequent
modifications of "final" rules, the compliance date
must be at least 180 days after the effective date, but could
be longer for small entities or where the change is considered
particularly complex or difficult to implement.
The effective
date of any change is usually 60 days after its official
publication in the Federal
Register.
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