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title: "45 CFR 160.308 HIPAA: Compliance reviews"
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45 CFR 160.308 HIPAA · Part 160: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS · Subpart C: Compliance and Investigations

# 45 CFR 160.308 HIPAA: Compliance reviews

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

## Official text

### 45 CFR 160.308(a)

**(a)** The Secretary will conduct a compliance review to determine whether a covered entity or business associate is complying with the applicable administrative simplification provisions when a preliminary review of the facts indicates a possible violation due to willful neglect.

### 45 CFR 160.308(b)

**(b)** The Secretary may conduct a compliance review to determine whether a covered entity or business associate is complying with the applicable administrative simplification provisions in any other circumstance.

## 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 160.308 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-160.308)

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

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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