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title: "45 CFR 164.534 HIPAA: Compliance dates for initial implementation of the privacy standards"
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45 CFR 164.534 HIPAA · Part 164: SECURITY AND PRIVACY · Subpart E: Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information

# 45 CFR 164.534 HIPAA: Compliance dates for initial implementation of the privacy standards

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

## Official text

### 45 CFR 164.534(a)

**(a)** Health care providers. A covered health care provider must comply with the applicable requirements of this subpart no later than April 14, 2003.

### 45 CFR 164.534(b)

**(b)** Health plans. A health plan must comply with the applicable requirements of this subpart no later than the following as applicable:

#### 45 CFR 164.534(b)(1)

**(1)** Health plans other than small health plans. April 14, 2003.

#### 45 CFR 164.534(b)(2)

**(2)** Small health plans. April 14, 2004.

### 45 CFR 164.534(c)

**(c)** Health clearinghouses. A health care clearinghouse must comply with the applicable requirements of this subpart no later than April 14, 2003.

## 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: \[66 FR 12434, Feb. 26, 2001\]

[45 CFR 164.534 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-164.534)

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

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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