§160.316. Refraining from intimidation or retaliation.
45 C.F.R. § 160.316
A covered entity or business associate may not threaten, intimidate, coerce, harass, discriminate against, or take any other retaliatory action against any individual or other person for—
Filing of a complaint under § 160.306;
Testifying, assisting, or participating in an investigation, compliance review, proceeding, or hearing under this part; or
Opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this subchapter, provided the individual or person has a good faith belief that the practice opposed is unlawful, and the manner of opposition is reasonable and does not involve a disclosure of protected health information in violation of subpart E of part 164 of this subchapter.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[71 FR 8424, Feb. 16, 2006, as amended at 78 FR 5691, Jan. 25, 2013]
Source
Source: 71 FR 8424, Feb. 16, 2006, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302(a); 42 U.S.C. 1320d-1320d-9; sec. 264, Pub. L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 2033-2034 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 (note)); 5 U.S.C. 552; secs. 13400-13424, Pub. L. 111-5, 123 Stat. 258-279; and sec. 1104 of Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 146-154.
Source
Source: 65 FR 82798, Dec. 28, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[71 FR 8424, Feb. 16, 2006, as amended at 78 FR 5691, Jan. 25, 2013]