45 CFR 160.316 HIPAA · Part 160: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS · Subpart C: Compliance and Investigations
45 CFR 160.316 HIPAA: Refraining from intimidation or retaliation
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Official text
A covered entity or business associate may not threaten, intimidate, coerce, harass, discriminate against, or take any other retaliatory action against any individual or other person for—
Filing of a complaint under § 160.306;
Testifying, assisting, or participating in an investigation, compliance review, proceeding, or hearing under this part; or
Opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this subchapter, provided the individual or person has a good faith belief that the practice opposed is unlawful, and the manner of opposition is reasonable and does not involve a disclosure of protected health information in violation of subpart E of part 164 of this subchapter.
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: [71 FR 8424, Feb. 16, 2006, as amended at 78 FR 5691, Jan. 25, 2013]
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