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title: "Health Breach Notification Rule full text"
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source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-318"
source_note: "Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 16, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR."
text_as_of: "2026-10-29"
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# Health Breach Notification Rule Navigator

The full text of FTC Health Breach Notification Rule (16 CFR part 318): 9 sections, one page each.

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026. [Official source](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/part-318)

## Contents

### Part 318: HEALTH BREACH NOTIFICATION RULE

- [16 CFR 318.1 Purpose and scope](https://dposchool.com/health-breach-notification-rule/section/318.1)
- [16 CFR 318.2 Definitions](https://dposchool.com/health-breach-notification-rule/section/318.2)
- [16 CFR 318.3 Breach notification requirement](https://dposchool.com/health-breach-notification-rule/section/318.3)
- [16 CFR 318.4 Timeliness of notification](https://dposchool.com/health-breach-notification-rule/section/318.4)
- [16 CFR 318.5 Methods of notice](https://dposchool.com/health-breach-notification-rule/section/318.5)
- [16 CFR 318.6 Content of notice](https://dposchool.com/health-breach-notification-rule/section/318.6)
- [16 CFR 318.7 Enforcement](https://dposchool.com/health-breach-notification-rule/section/318.7)
- [16 CFR 318.8 Applicability date](https://dposchool.com/health-breach-notification-rule/section/318.8)
- [16 CFR 318.9 Sunset](https://dposchool.com/health-breach-notification-rule/section/318.9)

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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