The health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 requires government agencies to identify sensitive systems, conduct computer security training, and develop computer security plans.
(a)-true
(b)-false

False

Explanation:

This is the Computer Security Act of 1987.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996. It was created primarily to modernize the flow of healthcare information, stipulate how Personally Identifiable Information maintained by the healthcare and healthcare insurance industries should be protected from fraud and theft, and address limitations on healthcare insurance coverage.

The act consists of five titles. Title I protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. Tittle II, known as Administrative Simplification provisions, requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers. Title III sets guidelines for pre-tax medical spending accounts. Title IV sets guidelines for group health plans. And Title V governs company-owned life insurance policies.

the answer is true because it was true