HIPAA Government Information Value Exchange for States (HIPAA GIVES) a collaborative state government focus group created to share information through a clearinghouse highway and provide a forum for state government and county government agencies to discuss and resolve implementation issues concerning the HIPAA Administrative Simplification rules.
On May 5, 2004, HIPAA GIVES sent DHHS Secretary Tommy Thompson a letter regarding the adverse effect the HIPAA Privacy Rule on state and local governments’ Child Protective Services and Adult Protective Services.
