HHS OCR guidance on de-identification (2012): dates under Safe Harbor (HHS OCR, Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of PHI, 26 November 2012, section 3.3)
Under Safe Harbor a date of service, a lab date or a ticket date tied to a patient keeps only its year.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
In the source's own words
“Elements of dates that are not permitted for disclosure include the day, month, and any other information that is more specific than the year of an event.”
Where it was read
Also read from the same source
- HHS OCR guidance on de-identification (2012): who is an expert (HHS OCR, Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of PHI, 26 November 2012, section 2.2)
- HHS OCR guidance on de-identification (2012): how an expert works (HHS OCR, Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of PHI, 26 November 2012, section 2.6)
- HHS OCR guidance on de-identification (2012): no fixed numerical risk level (HHS OCR, Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of PHI, 26 November 2012, section 2.3)
- HHS OCR guidance on de-identification (2012): methods and results documented (HHS OCR, Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of PHI, 26 November 2012, section 2.6)
- HHS OCR guidance on de-identification (2012): time-limited determinations (HHS OCR, Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of PHI, 26 November 2012, section 2.4)
- HHS OCR guidance on de-identification (2012): what actual knowledge means (HHS OCR, Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of PHI, 26 November 2012, section 3.6)
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