N NPP Generator

Blog

Plain-language guides on HIPAA Notices of Privacy Practices — requirements, Part 2 SUD integration, state-law overlays, and OCR enforcement trends.

New to HIPAA? Find out whether your practice actually needs a Notice of Privacy Practices. Check now →

February 16, 2026 deadline coverage

The HHS deadline passed Feb 16, 2026. Most practices haven't updated yet. These are the most-requested resources for practices catching up.

Did You Miss the Feb 16, 2026 Deadline?

What happens now, what OCR is doing, and how to catch up in 5 minutes.

Start here

Catch-Up Plan for Late Adopters

30-minute action plan: what to skip, what to prioritize, audit-ready by week's end.

OCR Penalties for the Missed Deadline

$137–$68,928 per violation, four-tier culpability structure, when CMP vs. resolution agreement.

OCR Is Auditing NPP Compliance Now

What auditors look for, what triggers an audit, six-question audit-readiness self-check.

Retroactive NPP Update: Effective Dates

Why backdating is the wrong move; how to dating effective and supersede correctly post-deadline.

NPP Redistribution When Updating Late

Direct-treatment vs. health plan distribution rules, acknowledgment forms, Section 1557 taglines.

Recent NPP Violation Settlements

2024–2025 OCR resolution agreements: settlement patterns, prompt-remediation evidence.

42 CFR Part 2 SUD Deadline Was Feb 16

Part 2 programs faced a dual deadline. Combined HIPAA + Part 2 integrated notice path.

NPP fundamentals

Start here. What an NPP is, what HHS requires in 2026, and how it differs from related documents.

Distribution & operations

Practical guides to distributing, posting, and maintaining your NPP day to day.

By practice type

Specialty-specific NPP guidance covering the practice types HIPAA covered entities most often need.

See all 20+ specialty guides →

By state

State-specific NPP guidance for states with stricter-than-federal privacy laws.

Georgia Illinois New Jersey Pennsylvania

By EHR & vendor

Does your EHR or platform produce your NPP? Short answer: usually not. Here's what they do and don't include.

Cerner / Oracle DrChrono Kareo / Tebra Tebra CharmHealth Elation Health Greenway Health MEDITECH NextGen Practice Fusion TheraNest Valant Veradigm / Allscripts

Enforcement & penalties

What OCR enforces against, what the penalties look like, and how to stay clear.

All specialty guides

Every practice-type vertical we cover.

Therapists Mental Health Dental Practices Telehealth Small Medical FQHCs Pharmacy Optometry Chiropractors Home Health Hospice Nurse Practitioners Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Speech-Language Pathology Urgent Care Addiction Treatment ABA Therapy Pediatric Practices Cash-Pay Practices Multi-Location Dialysis Centers Direct Primary Care Employer Clinics Rural Health Clinics School-Based Health Specialty Pharmacy