FAQs for Victim Service Programs About HIPAA Privacy, HIPAA Security, and Technology

Victim service providers need technology that provides appropriate privacy protections to help them comply with VAWA, VOCA, and FVPSA confidentiality obligations. Use of the term “HIPAA-Compliant” by technology vendors sometimes causes confusion. The purpose of this handout is to clarify what HIPAA is, what it is not, and what a vendor saying “HIPAA-compliant” might mean.

organization_for_library: National Network to End Domestic Violence