HIPAA Provides for the Following Rights:
- Right of notice: Individuals have the right to know the uses for which their PHI is being collected, and to whom it may be disclosed.
- Right of access: Individuals may access their own PHI upon request.
- Right to accounting of disclosures: Individuals have a right to an accounting of disclosures of their PHI.
- Right to amend: Individuals may request a change to their PHI.
- Right to request restrictions: Individuals may request that all or part of their PHI be withheld from specific parties.
Individuals may have additional rights under state law.
