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HIPAA: What You Can and Can’t Disclose

Nurse Practitioners in Business

HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, has been around since 1996. One of its primary directives is to protect the privacy and security of patients’ health information. Know what’s in your state law Mental Health Information That Cannot Be Disclosed Therapy notes, which have extra protection under HIPAA.