Here are the minimum and maximum penalties for four HIPAA violations, presented by True Vault, a HIPAA compliance provider for startups.
Violation: Individual violated HIPAA but did not know.
Minimum: $100 per violation, $25,000 annual for repeat violations
Maximum: $50,000 per violation, $1.5 million annual for repeat violations
Violation: Due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect
Minimum: $1,000 per violation, $100,000 annual for repeat violations
Maximum: $50,000 per violation, $1.5 million annual for repeat violations
Violation: Due to willful neglect, but violation is corrected within a certain time period
Minimum: $10,000 per violation, $250,000 annual for repeat violations
Maximum: $50,000 per violation, $1.5 million annual for repeat violations
Violation: Due to willful neglect and is not corrected
Minimum: $50,000 per violation, $100,000 annual for repeat violations
Maximum: $50,000 per violation, $1.5 million annual for repeat violations
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