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Penalty for each February 18, 2009 or later violation of a HIPAA administrative simplification provision in which it is established that the covered entity or business associate did not know and by exercising reasonable diligence, would not have known that the covered entity or business associate violated such a provision

For Penalty for each February 18, 2009 or later violation of a HIPAA administrative simplification provision in which it is established that the covered entity or business associate did not know and by exercising reasonable diligence, would not have known that the covered entity or business associate violated such a provision, agency is HHS; statutory authority is 1320(d)-5(a); maximum penalty is 73,011; minimum penalty is 145; annual cap is 2,190,294, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

Agency
HHS our reading
Violation
Penalty for each February 18, 2009 or later violation of a HIPAA administrative simplification provision in which it is established that the covered entity or business associate did not know and by exercising reasonable diligence, would not have known that the covered entity or business associate violated such a provision verified
Statutory authority
1320(d)-5(a) verified
Maximum penalty
73,011 verified
Minimum penalty
145 verified
Annual cap
2,190,294 verified
Sourceecfr.gov
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DatasetFederal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies

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What the source says

1320(d)-5(a) | <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-160.404#p-160.404(b)(2)(i)(A)> 45 CFR 160.404(b)(2)(i)(A) , <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-160.404#p-160.404(B)> (B) | OCR | Penalty for each February 18, 2009 or later violation of a HIPAA administrative simplification provision in which it is established that the covered entity or business associate did not know and by exercising reasonable diligence, would not have known that the covered entity or business associate violated such a provision | 2024 | | | | | | Minimum | 2024 | 141 | 145 | | | | Maximum | 2024 | 71,162 | 73,011 | | | | Calendar Year Cap | 2024 | 2,134,831 | 2,190,294

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-10

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