The HIPAA Final Federal Regulations  The Actual law On this page are some links to the final regs as posted by the Department of Health and Human Services. These pages are also found on the Government HHS pages and reproduced here for your convenience. These are exact copies of the regulations.   What kind of information is covered in HIPAA Privacy and the Primary areas of coverage. From the Fact Sheet issued by the DHHS on April 2, 2002 Modifications to the Standards for Privacy of Individually Indentifiable Health Information: Final Rule From the Fact Sheet issued by the DHHS on August 9, 2002 (Final Rule) The Final Security Regulations Security Standards from DHHS;  issued February 20, 2003 (Final Rule)