Examination Procedures for the New Regulations on Medical Information

GuidanceFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)Information Security

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Task Force on Consumer Compliance has approved the attached examination procedures to assess compliance with the medical information regulations that became effective on April 1, 2006. The regulations implement the Protection of Medical Information provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), as amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act). The new procedures are effective with the issuance of this FIL.

Highlights:

- The attached examination procedures for the medical information regulations are the first in a series of amendments to FCRA examination procedures that were released with FIL-18-2006 on February 22, 2006.

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