aid: hipaa
name: HIPAA
description: >-
  HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is U.S.
  legislation providing data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding
  medical information. HIPAA compliance is required for healthcare providers,
  health plans, and their business associates handling protected health
  information (PHI).
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hipaa/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Compliance
  - Healthcare
  - Privacy
  - Security
created: '2025'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
common:
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/hipaa-domain-security.yml
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html
  - type: Reference
    url: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/index.html
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com