what is the hipaa privacy rules?
<answer> It is contained in Subpart E (Privacy of Indvidually Identifiable Information) of CFR §164. <context> HIPAA Privacy Rule. When providers think of HIPAA what they almost always have in mind is the Privacy Rule (PR). The HIPAA Privacy Rule is contained in Subpart E (Privacy of Indvidually Identifiable Information) of CFR §164. Subpart E extends from §164.500 through §164.534. These sections span approximately 40 pages of regulatory text.