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title: "42 U.S.C. 17951 HIPAA: Relationship to other laws"
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42 U.S.C. 17951 HIPAA · Chapter 156: HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

# 42 U.S.C. 17951 HIPAA: Relationship to other laws

United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### 42 U.S.C. 17951(a)

**(a)** Application of HIPAA State preemption

Section 1178 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d–7) shall apply to a provision or requirement under this subchapter in the same manner that such section applies to a provision or requirement under part C of title XI of such Act \[42 U.S.C. 1320d et seq.\] or a standard or implementation specification adopted or established under sections 1172 through 1174 of such Act \[42 U.S.C. 1320d–1 to 1320d–3\].

### 42 U.S.C. 17951(b)

**(b)** Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

The standards governing the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information promulgated by the Secretary under sections 262(a) and 264 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 shall remain in effect to the extent that they are consistent with this subchapter. The Secretary shall by rule amend such Federal regulations as required to make such regulations consistent with this subchapter.

### 42 U.S.C. 17951(c)

**(c)** Construction

Nothing in this subchapter shall constitute a waiver of any privilege otherwise applicable to an individual with respect to the protected health information of such individual.

## 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, § 13421 , Feb. 17, 2009 , 123 Stat. 276 .)

[42 U.S.C. 17951 on the Office of the Law Revision Counsel](https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t42/s17951/)

United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

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