HIPAA Deadline for Reporting Small Healthcare Data Breaches

The deadline for reporting healthcare data breaches of fewer than 500 records is February 29, due to 2024 being a leap year, usually it’s March 1. The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires HIPAA-regulated entities to notify all affected individuals promptly and report such breaches to the OCR breach reporting portal. Entities experiencing multiple small data breaches are advised not to delay reporting.