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title: "45 CFR 160.300 HIPAA: Applicability"
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45 CFR 160.300 HIPAA · Part 160: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS · Subpart C: Compliance and Investigations

# 45 CFR 160.300 HIPAA: Applicability

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

This subpart applies to actions by the Secretary, covered entities, business associates, and others with respect to ascertaining the compliance by covered entities and business associates with, and the enforcement of, the applicable provisions of this part 160 and parts 162 and 164 of this subchapter.

## Source

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 45, 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.

Source credit: \[78 FR 5690, Jan. 25, 2013\]

[45 CFR 160.300 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-160.300)

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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