42 U.S.C. § 17940

Audits

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. 111–5, div. A, title XIII, § 13411 , Feb. 17, 2009 , 123 Stat. 276 .)