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Term Definition
HIPAA
- the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Application in Divorce
HIPAA, passed in 1996, establishes minimum privacy standards for patients and limits the ways that health plans, pharmacies, hospitals and other covered parties can use this information. HIPAA also provides for a continuation of health
insurance
in the event of a change on employment or despite a pre-existing health condition.
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