Requirements & evidence
HIPAA Privacy Rule
The federal rule governing permitted uses and disclosures of protected health information, minimum-necessary practices, notices, and individual privacy rights for covered entities and business associates.
- Edition on record
- 45 CFR Part 160 and Part 164 Subparts A and E
- Issuing authority
- HHS Office for Civil Rights (opens in a new tab)
- Edition published
- Not stated by the authority
- Source last checked
Understand the scope
What the framework covers.
The library records this framework for healthcare, across US. The issuing authority determines applicability; your assessment scope should identify the organization, systems, services, and edition being assessed.
Areas of requirement
- Uses and disclosures
- Minimum necessary
- Individual rights
- Notices and authorizations
- Administrative requirements
The library tracks the authority and edition. A normalized requirement catalog is not available for this framework, so a requirement count is not stated here.
Prepare with context
The evidence behind
the requirements.
Evidence needs to demonstrate how a requirement is met within the assessment scope. Keep the source requirement, collection context, responsible owner, review decision, and period of applicability together.
A framework-specific collection workflow has not been activated. The reference material on this page can inform scoping and preparation; it does not establish evidence collection or assessment readiness.
ControlFrame availability
Framework reference available
Authority and version facts, with a parsed public catalog when available; no tenant blueprint or executable evidence method is activated.
How availability is determined
HIPAA Privacy Rule is tracked in the registry — authority, version ledger, verification — and nothing else is modelled for it yet. Import its catalog to begin.
Catalog status: Planned. Tracked metadata: we record the regime and its issuing authority for review. Registry presence does not mean automated monitoring is active. No control or requirement model is implemented.
Metadata only; the codified Privacy Rule has not been modelled as a requirement catalog.
Follow the source
Editions and transitions.
These are the editions recorded in the library, checked August 28, 2026. Confirm the applicable edition with the authority before beginning an assessment.
- 45 CFR Part 160 and Part 164 Subparts A and ECurrent edition on recordPublication date not recorded
Check the basis
Sources you can follow.
Verified against the issuing authority’s own publication. Source verification was recorded on August 28, 2026.
- HHS Office for Civil Rights (opens in a new tab)
Issuing authority and framework publication.
- Edition reference: 45 CFR Part 160 and Part 164 Subparts A and E (opens in a new tab)
The publication used to establish the recorded edition.
Catalog provenance and record details
Framework record: hipaa-privacy-rule.
Source artifact: acquisition required.
Parsed catalog: Not ingested.
Control families as published: Uses and disclosures · Minimum necessary · Individual rights · Notices and authorizations · Administrative requirements.
Record last updated: August 28, 2026.
Common questions
A closer look.
What is HIPAA Privacy Rule?
The federal rule governing permitted uses and disclosures of protected health information, minimum-necessary practices, notices, and individual privacy rights for covered entities and business associates.
Who does HIPAA Privacy Rule apply to?
HIPAA Privacy Rule applies to healthcare, US, per HHS Office for Civil Rights.
What is the current version of HIPAA Privacy Rule?
The current edition is 45 CFR Part 160 and Part 164 Subparts A and E, issued by HHS Office for Civil Rights. Source: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/index.html.
What does an assessment under HIPAA Privacy Rule require?
No control catalog has been ingested for HIPAA Privacy Rule yet — the registry tracks it as planned (Tracked metadata: we record the regime and its issuing authority for review. Registry presence does not mean automated monitoring is active. No control or requirement model is implemented), so an assessment under this framework currently requires the authority's own catalog rather than a ControlFrame-parsed one.
At a glance
HIPAA Privacy Rule
45 CFR Part 160 and Part 164 Subparts A and E
- Framework reference
- Authority and edition tracked
- Evidence preparation
- Framework reference available
- Source confidence
- Primary authority
A framework reference describes requirements. Evidence decisions belong to a scoped assessment and a named reviewer.
Make the requirements
part of the work.
Explore how ControlFrame can organize HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements, evidence preparation, and review for your assessment scope.