HIPAA stands for which of the following?

• A. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• B. Health Information Privacy and Access Act
• C. Health Insurance and Patient Access Act
• D. Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act

Answer: (A)

HIPAA is the well-known federal law whose full name is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The three parts of the name matter: Health Insurance sets the subject of the coverage, Portability refers to the ability to maintain insurance coverage when changing jobs, and Accountability Act signals the law’s purpose to protect the privacy and security of health information. The other options alter one or more of those terms, changing the meaning: Information replaces Insurance, which isn’t the official first word; Privacy and Access or missing Portability and Accountability shift the focus away from the actual act, and wording like Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act mixes up the terms used in the real title. So the official name aligns exactly with HIPAA.