Laws & Regulations

UW Medicine must comply with many state and federal laws and regulations having to do with IT security and privacy. Washington State laws and federal HIPAA regulations are among the most important of these, but there are others.

• Revised Code of Washington State
• HIPAA Final Rule for Security
• FDA Title CFR 21 (regulations for medical devices)
• Cybersecurity for Networked Medical Devices (PDF from the FDA)
• FDA Compliance Activities
• Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council
• PCI Data Security Standard