<Table> Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other short titles </Th> <Td> Kassebaum -- Kennedy Act , Kennedy -- Kassebaum Act </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets , to combat waste , fraud , and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery , to promote the use of medical savings accounts , to improve access to long - term care services and coverage , to simplify the administration of health insurance , and for other purposes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Acronyms ( colloquial ) </Th> <Td> HIPAA ( pronounced / ˈhɪpə / , HIP - uh ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 104th United States Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> Pub. L. 104 -- 191 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 110 Stat. 1936 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Introduced in the House as H.R. 3103 by Bill Archer ( R - TX ) on March 18 , 1996 </Li> <Li> Committee consideration by House Ways and Means </Li> <Li> Passed the House on March 28 , 1996 ( 267 -- 151 ) </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on April 23 , 1996 ( 100 -- 0 , in lieu of S. 1028 ) </Li> <Li> Reported by the joint conference committee on July 31 , 1996 ; agreed to by the House on August 1 , 1996 ( 421 -- 2 ) and by the Senate on August 2 , 1996 ( 98 -- 0 ) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21 , 1996 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other short titles </Th> <Td> Kassebaum -- Kennedy Act , Kennedy -- Kassebaum Act </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets , to combat waste , fraud , and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery , to promote the use of medical savings accounts , to improve access to long - term care services and coverage , to simplify the administration of health insurance , and for other purposes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Acronyms ( colloquial ) </Th> <Td> HIPAA ( pronounced / ˈhɪpə / , HIP - uh ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 104th United States Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> Pub. L. 104 -- 191 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 110 Stat. 1936 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Introduced in the House as H.R. 3103 by Bill Archer ( R - TX ) on March 18 , 1996 </Li> <Li> Committee consideration by House Ways and Means </Li> <Li> Passed the House on March 28 , 1996 ( 267 -- 151 ) </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on April 23 , 1996 ( 100 -- 0 , in lieu of S. 1028 ) </Li> <Li> Reported by the joint conference committee on July 31 , 1996 ; agreed to by the House on August 1 , 1996 ( 421 -- 2 ) and by the Senate on August 2 , 1996 ( 98 -- 0 ) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21 , 1996 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was hipaa introduced into legislation and passed
when was hipaa introduced into legislation and passed
March 18 , 1996 August 21 , 1996
March 18 , 1996 August 21 , 1996