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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 violation was due to willful neglect and was not corrected during the 30-day period beginning on the first date the covered entity or business associate knew, or, by exercising reasonable diligence, would have known that the violation occurred

For Penalty for each February 18, 2009 or later violation of a HIPAA administrative simplification provision in which it is established that the violation was due to willful neglect and was not corrected during the 30-day period beginning on the first date the covered entity or business associate knew, or, by exercising reasonable diligence, would have known that the violation occurred, agency is HHS; maximum penalty is 2,190,294; minimum penalty is 73,011; 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 violation was due to willful neglect and was not corrected during the 30-day period beginning on the first date the covered entity or business associate knew, or, by exercising reasonable diligence, would have known that the violation occurred verified
Maximum penalty
2,190,294 verified
Minimum penalty
73,011 verified
Annual cap
2,190,294 verified
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DatasetFederal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies

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What the source says

| <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-160.404#p-160.404(b)(2)(iv)(A)> 45 CFR 160.404(b)(2)(iv)(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 violation was due to willful neglect and was not corrected during the 30-day period beginning on the first date the covered entity or business associate knew, or, by exercising reasonable diligence, would have known that the violation occurred | 2024 | | | | | | Minimum | 2024 | 71,162 | 73,011 | | | | Maximum | 2024 | 2,134,831 | 2,190,294 | | | | Calendar Year Cap | 2024 | 2,134,831 | 2,190,294

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-10

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