§160.401. Definitions.
45 C.F.R. § 160.401
Reasonable cause means an act or omission in which a covered entity or business associate knew, or by exercising reasonable diligence would have known, that the act or omission violated an administrative simplification provision, but in which the covered entity or business associate did not act with willful neglect.
Reasonable diligence means the business care and prudence expected from a person seeking to satisfy a legal requirement under similar circumstances.
Willful neglect means conscious, intentional failure or reckless indifference to the obligation to comply with the administrative simplification provision violated.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[74 FR 56130, Oct. 30, 2009, as amended at 78 FR 5691, Jan. 25, 2013]
Source
Source: 71 FR 8426, 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
[74 FR 56130, Oct. 30, 2009, as amended at 78 FR 5691, Jan. 25, 2013]