HIPAA Timeline
Date Event Enforcement Date
December 2000 Privacy rule published  
July 6, 2001 HHS Official Guidance published  
December 2001 Administrative Simplification Compliance Act (ASCA) passed. Standard Transactions and Code Sets. October 16, 2004
August 2002 Final privacy rule published April 14, 2003
October 2, 2002 Official Guidance published by the OCR X
December 3, 2002 Official Guidance published by the OCR X
February 20, 2003 Final Security rule published April 21, 2005