Title II SubTitle A — HIPAA -1996
Section 1128C(a)(3)(B)(iii)
Qualified Immunity For Providing Information
The provisions of section 1157(a) (relating to limitation on liability) shall apply to a person providing information to the Secretary or the Attorney General in conjunction with their performance duties under this section.
Note: Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. One of the provisions of that act added greater authority for combating health insurance fraud by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General. Title II of the Act establishes the procedures for the coordination of effort to fight health care fraud. As part of that section, the law grants qualified immunity for the reporting information concerning health care fraud to either the Secretary of HHS or the Attorney General.
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