Snapshot

CACFP confidentiality provisions protect eligibility information contained in applications for children’s free or reduced price meals.

The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) protects identifiable information collected by federal agencies for exclusively statistical purposes under a pledge of confidentiality (CIPSEA-protected data).

Confidentiality of Drug Abuse, Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection, and Sickle Cell Anemia Medical Records. Protects drug and alcohol abuse, HIV, and sickle cell VA records.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act protects identifiable student education records.

Head Start regulations contain privacy protections that generally align with the protections found in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Privacy Act Regulations implement the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 for HHS. The HHS Privacy Act Regulations protect records and systems of records maintained by components of HHS.

The Higher Education Act limits who can access the National Student Loan Data System and how the data can be used.

HIPAA Privacy Rule limits uses and disclosures of identifiable health information by covered entities and business associates.

HMIS seeks to protect the confidentiality of personal information.

IDEA contains confidentiality provisions that apply to personally identifiable information relating to children with disabilities.

IDEA contains confidentiality provisions that apply to personally identifiable information relating to infants and toddlers with disabilities.

Requires states with Medicaid programs to adopt statutory safeguards for protecting Medicaid information.