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OCR Seeks More Funding for HIPAA Enforcement
The Office for Civil Rights has requested $46.7 million in funding in its FY 2010 budget, with 76 percent of new funding to go toward enforcing HIPAA regulations, according to a Health Data Management news report.The total budget request represents a $5.6 million increase in current funding. OCR aims to spend approximately $24.12 million in privacy and security enforcement alone. The new funding would include appointing 10 privacy officers for $2.28 million each, $1 million for enforcing the HIPAA security rule and $1.335 million for investigating health data breaches, according to the news release.
Read the news report about the OCR's request for increased funding to enforce HIPAA.
Read other coverage about HIPAA:
- 13 Legal Issues for Hospitals and Health Systems
- OCR Offers HIPAA Training for States Attorneys General
- Deloitte: Some Healthcare Organizations Ill-Prepared for Data Breaches
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