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# 42 U.S.C. § 17940 - Audits
## Text
The Secretary shall provide for periodic audits to ensure that covered entities and business associates that are subject to the requirements of this subchapter and subparts C and E of part 164 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, as such provisions are in effect as of February 17, 2009, comply with such requirements.
(Pub. L. 1115, div. A, title XIII, § 13411, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 276.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThis subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle D (§ 13400 et seq.) of title XIII of div. A of Pub. L. 1115, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 258, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of subtitle D to the Code, see Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective 12 months after Feb. 17, 2009, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 13423 of Pub. L. 1115, set out as a note under section 17931 of this title.