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  1. OCR Home | HHS.gov

    Filing a Complaint with OCR File a civil rights, conscience, religious freedom, or health information privacy complaint.

  2. Filing with OCR - HHS.gov

    Apr 10, 2025 · You may file a conscience or religious freedom complaint with OCR if you feel a health care provider or government agency coerced or discriminated against you (or someone …

  3. How OCR Enforces the HIPAA Privacy & Security Rules - HHS.gov

    Nov 20, 2023 · OCR is responsible for enforcing the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules (45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, Subparts A, C, and E). One of the ways that OCR carries out this …

  4. OCR's HIPAA Audit Program - HHS.gov

    Dec 31, 2024 · The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR)'s HIPAA Audit Program is an important part of OCR’s overall health information privacy, security, and breach notification compliance …

  5. HIPAA Home | HHS.gov

    Office for Civil Rights The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) ensures equal access to certain health and human services and protects the privacy and security of health information.

  6. Enforcement Highlights - Current | HHS.gov

    Nov 21, 2024 · OCR has investigated complaints against many different types of entities including: national pharmacy chains, major medical centers, group health plans, hospital …

  7. HIPAA Security Rule NPRM - HHS.gov

    On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued a proposed rule to improve cybersecurity and better …

  8. HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Ransomware …

    Apr 25, 2025 · The settlement resolves OCR’s investigation of a ransomware attack against Comprehensive. In December 2020, OCR received a breach report from Comprehensive that …

  9. About Us | HHS.gov

    Dec 17, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces federal civil rights laws, conscience and religious freedom laws, the Health …

  10. Filing a HIPAA Complaint | HHS.gov

    Apr 10, 2025 · If you believe that a HIPAA-covered entity or its business associate violated your (or someone else’s) health information privacy rights or committed another violation of the …