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Define the Office of Civil Rights, and its responsibility as it relates to HIPAA.

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is responsible for administering and enforcing these standards, in concert with its enforcement of the Privacy Rule, and may conduct complaint investigations and compliance reviews.

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