HHS Machine-Readable Privacy Policy Guide - Substance Abuse ...

6.Conclusion
Machine-Readable Privacy Policy Guide
US Department of Health and Human Services
HHS must develop machine-readable privacy policies to satisfy the requirements of
the E-Government Act and HHS Departmental policy. A well-thought-out machinereadable
privacy policy, however, also presents HHS with the opportunity to
determine whether it is complying with the requirements of the Privacy Act, COPPA,
HIPAA and other federal legislation, regulations, and OMB memoranda. Furthermore,
because the machine-readable privacy policies are publicly available, HHS is
presented with an opportunity to assure the public that they are providing
government services in a manner that is considerate of the sensitivity of the personal
information they receive.
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