ASCA stands for which Act?

ASCA stands for which Act?

• A. Administrative Simplification and Compliance Act
• B. Administrative Simplification Compliance Act
• C. Administrative Simplification Act
• D. Administrative Simplification Compliance Agreement

Answer: (B)

ASCA stands for Administrative Simplification Compliance Act. This law updated HIPAA by extending the deadlines for meeting its Administrative Simplification provisions, which cover standardizing transactions and code sets and, in later stages, addressing privacy and security rules. The official name is Administrative Simplification Compliance Act, and it’s not the other options because they either add or omit words in a way that doesn’t reflect the statute’s proper title (for example, using “and” incorrectly, omitting “Compliance,” or calling it an Agreement rather than an Act).

ASCA stands for Administrative Simplification Compliance Act. This law updated HIPAA by extending the deadlines for meeting its Administrative Simplification provisions, which cover standardizing transactions and code sets and, in later stages, addressing privacy and security rules. The official name is Administrative Simplification Compliance Act, and it’s not the other options because they either add or omit words in a way that doesn’t reflect the statute’s proper title (for example, using “and” incorrectly, omitting “Compliance,” or calling it an Agreement rather than an Act).