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42 U.S.C. § 300jj-16 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare § 300jj-16. Voluntary application and use of adopted standards and implementation specifications by private entities

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a)In general

Except as provided under section 13112 of the HITECH Act, nothing in such Act or in the amendments made by such Act shall be construed--

(1) to require a private entity to adopt or comply with a standard or implementation specification adopted under section 300jj-14 of this title; or

(2) to provide a Federal agency authority, other than the authority such agency may have under other provisions of law, to require a private entity to comply with such a standard or implementation specification.

(b)Rule of construction

Nothing in this part shall be construed to require that a private entity that enters into a contract with the Federal Government apply or use the standards and implementation specifications adopted under section 300jj-14 of this title with respect to activities not related to the contract.

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