breach
Defined in 3 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term “breach” has the meaning given such term for purposes of the HIPAA regulations.
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- 2020–present42 U.S.C. § 290DDThe Public Health and Welfare · Confidentiality of records · for purposes of this section
The term “breach” means, for any fiscal year, the amount (if any) by which new budget authority or outlays for that year (within a category of discretionary appropriations) is above that category's discretionary spending limit for new budget authority or outlays for that year, as the case may be.
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- 1994–present2 U.S.C. § 900The Congress · Statement of budget enforcement through sequestration; definitions · as used in this subchapter
The term “breach” means the unauthorized acquisition, access, use, or disclosure of protected health information which compromises the security or privacy of such information, except where an unauthorized person to whom such information is disclosed would not reasonably have been able to retain such information.
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- 2009–present42 U.S.C. § 17921The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this subchapter