Federal Regulations

To stay current with the most up to date Federal Issues, Concerns and Legislation please visit ASCA: 

US Department of Health and Human Services

HIPAA Rules
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a page dedicated to the complete set of HIPAA privacy rules and has also produced a document with the Combined HIPAA Simplifications pdf file which provides all the HIPAA regulatory standards in one document.

 HIPPA Training Materials

Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Center homepage

Contains links to the following areas:

• CMS Manuals & Transmittal's
• Coding and Billing
• Policies/Regulations
• Enrollment & Participation
• Health Care Consumer Initiatives
• Educational Resources
• Contacts
• How to Stay Informed