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title: "45 CFR 160.406 HIPAA: Violations of an identical requirement or prohibition"
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45 CFR 160.406 HIPAA · Part 160: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS · Subpart D: Imposition of Civil Money Penalties

# 45 CFR 160.406 HIPAA: Violations of an identical requirement or prohibition

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

## Official text

The Secretary will determine the number of violations of an administrative simplification provision based on the nature of the covered entity's or business associate's obligation to act or not act under the provision that is violated, such as its obligation to act in a certain manner, or within a certain time, or to act or not act with respect to certain persons. In the case of continuing violation of a provision, a separate violation occurs each day the covered entity or business associate is in violation of the provision.

## 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: \[78 FR 5691, Jan. 25, 2013\]

[45 CFR 160.406 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-160.406)

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

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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