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title: "45 CFR 164.302 HIPAA: Applicability"
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45 CFR 164.302 HIPAA · Part 164: SECURITY AND PRIVACY · Subpart C: Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information

# 45 CFR 164.302 HIPAA: Applicability

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

## Official text

A covered entity or business associate must comply with the applicable standards, implementation specifications, and requirements of this subpart with respect to electronic protected health information of a covered entity.

## 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: \[78 FR 5693, Jan. 25, 2013\]

[45 CFR 164.302 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-164.302)

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

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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