{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-300jj-16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 300jj–16","heading":"Voluntary application and use of adopted standards and implementation specifications by private entities","body":"(a) In generalExcept as provided under section 13112 of the HITECH Act [42 U.S.C. 17902], nothing in such Act or in the amendments made by such Act shall be construed—(1) to require a private entity to adopt or comply with a standard or implementation specification adopted under section 300jj–14 of this title; or (2) to provide a Federal agency authority, other than the authority such agency may have under other provisions of law, to require a private entity to comply with such a standard or implementation specification. (b) Rule of constructionNothing in this part shall be construed to require that a private entity that enters into a contract with the Federal Government apply or use the standards and implementation specifications adopted under section 300jj–14 of this title with respect to activities not related to the contract.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 6A—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"52854518b561ac1f3f723be2e3bd5f0e2d9895a67ee4305062a19e5884f888f8","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-300jj-15","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-300jj-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}