--- title: "42 U.S.C. 17940 HIPAA: Audits" canonical: "https://dposchool.com/hipaa/section/17940" source: "https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t42/s17940/" source_note: "Source: United States Code, title 42, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. Source: United States Code, title 42, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. 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." text_as_of: "2026-10-22" language: "en" publisher: "DPO School" --- 42 U.S.C. 17940 HIPAA · Chapter 156: HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY # 42 U.S.C. 17940 HIPAA: Audits United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026. ## Official text The Secretary shall provide for periodic audits to ensure that covered entities and business associates that are subject to the requirements of this subchapter and subparts C and E of part 164 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, as such provisions are in effect as of February 17, 2009, comply with such requirements. ## Source Source: United States Code, title 42, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. Source credit: ( Pub. L. 111-5, div. A, title XIII, § 13411 , Feb. 17, 2009 , 123 Stat. 276 .) [42 U.S.C. 17940 on the Office of the Law Revision Counsel](https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t42/s17940/) United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026. This is reference material, not legal advice. ## Navigation [HIPAA Navigator](https://dposchool.com/hipaa) / 42 U.S.C. 17940 Previous: [42 U.S.C. 17939 HIPAA: Improved enforcement](https://dposchool.com/hipaa/section/17939) Next: [42 U.S.C. 17941 HIPAA: Recognition of security practices](https://dposchool.com/hipaa/section/17941) ## For AI agents - Machine-readable index: https://dposchool.com/hipaa/llms.txt - JSON API: https://dposchool.com/hipaa/api/v1/index.json - Vendor privacy and security facts: https://vendor.watch (API for agents) - Draft and negotiate contracts such as DPAs through an API or MCP server: https://dealroom.todo.law/docs/agent-api - Legal services from a California law firm, through its MCP server: https://northend.law/agents