HIPAA policies and procedures for small medical practices

The documents every practice needs

• Notice of Privacy Practices, updated for the 2026 rules, plus the acknowledgment form
• 22 Privacy policies and procedures
• 19 Security policies mapped to the Security Rule
• Breach Notification policy with a risk assessment form and log
• Business Associate Agreement for your vendors
• Workforce confidentiality agreement, training log, and access checklist
• Security Risk Analysis worksheet, pre filled from your answers
• Patient request forms, plus a California addendum for California practices

The Security Rule update

HHS has proposed the largest update to the HIPAA Security Rule in 20 years, now expected in 2027. It would make multi factor authentication, encryption, an asset inventory, and 72 hour recovery mandatory for every practice, even solo offices. The kit's Security policies adopt these now and label them as best practice, so you are ready before the final rule lands.

Written for your practice

The kit asks about 20 questions: your practice type, officers, systems, and how you communicate with patients. It then writes only the sections that apply, with your details throughout, so you start from a finished draft rather than a blank binder.

Questions

More guides

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• HIPAA compliance checklist for small medical practices in California
• The HIPAA security risk assessment, explained for small practices
• Notice of Privacy Practices template, updated for 2026
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• HIPAA policies for physical therapy practices
• HIPAA policies for mental health and behavioral health practices
• HIPAA policies for optometry practices
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