HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. A 1996 federal law that provides additional health-insurance protections to employees by limiting the effect of preexisting conditions on an employee’s ability to obtain insurance; permitting an employee to enroll a new dependent acquired by birth, adoption, or marriage; making it easier for people to maintain insurance coverage while changing jobs; and helping businesses employing fewer than 50 workers to obtain group insurance plans. ? The Act is codified in various sections of 18 USCA, 26USCA, 29 USCA, and 42 USCA. ¡ª Abbr. HIPAA.What is the legal equivalence of HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT in Chinese?