The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released guidance on the amendments to the HIPAA opt-out provision made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The PPACA made a number of changes to the HIPAA opt-out rules for self-funded, nonfederal governmental plans. After a transition period, these plans will no longer be able to opt-out of certain provisions of HIPAA, such as special enrollment and limitations on preexisting condition exclusion periods. Read details about these changes