How to Report a HIPAA Violation

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By Diana Doherty
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires that your information obtained by health care providers is to remain private. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) implements and enforces HIPAA privacy laws. If a health care agency has violated privacy rights or you suspect HIPAA violations occurred, you may file a Health Information Privacy Complaint.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Health Information Privacy Complaint Form
Pen or Microsoft Word
Email
Printer

Step 1

Click the link below to open the Privacy Complaint Form pdf. Download and save the form.
Step 2

Open the form with Microsoft Word to fill your information or print out the form and fill it out with a pen.
Step 3

Email the completed electronic form to OCRComplaint@hhs.gov. If you printed it out and filled it in you may send it to the regional office for your area. See link below for addresses.
Step 4

Call OCR at 1-866-627-7748 if you need any help filling out the form. The call is toll-free.