What happens when a hippa law is violated?

Answer 1

Violation of any of the privacy policies will subject you to disciplinary action. The government may also take action against people who violate the HIPAA standards. These actions may include civil money penalties and/or criminal penalties with potential jail time.

Answer 2

The can be fired or evened removed from their area practice.

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There are civil penalties of $100 per violation, but the penalties can be "stacked" if there are multiple violations with respect to a single individual. The maximum civil penalties are $25,000 per year, per person, per standard. Thus, if two standards were violated with respect to one person, the potential penalties could mount to as much as $50,000. Criminal penalties (up to a $250,000 fine and ten years in prison) may be imposed for "knowingly and improperly" disclosing information or obtaining information under "false pretenses", with higher penalties reserved for violations designed for financial gain or "malicious harm". In addition, of course, state laws may impose additional penalties for the same offenses, and most states would also allow common-law suits for torts such as invasion of privacy and infliction of emotional distress, among other causes of action. In November, 2004, a federal district court sentenced a former employee of a Seattle, Washington cancer clinic to 16 months in prison under the criminal penalty provisions of HIPAA after he admitted he used a patient's birthdate and SSN information to fraudulently obtain four credit cards in the patient's name and charge over $9,000 in goods.

Answer 3

HIPAA doesn't have much 'teeth'. Meaning, the law is in place, but very few complaints result in any action or penalty.