The document summarizes key rights and protections provided to individuals under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, including the right to access, amend, and receive an accounting of disclosures of their protected health information (PHI). It discusses individual rights to request confidential communications, restrictions on use and disclosure of PHI, and to file complaints regarding privacy violations. The document also covers HIPAA requirements around breach notification and applies of the rule to research. It notes that HIPAA sets a federal privacy floor and state laws with greater protections supersede it.