How do you file a complaint?

At this time (May, 2008), complaints regarding privacy violations as covered under HIPAA are controlled and administered by the federal Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights, who is empowered to act on the alleged violation themselves or refer the matter to the Dept. of Justice. As this law is relatively new, and very little case law has developed at this time, the best way to file a complaint is to review the DHHS/OCR complaint page at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/howtofile.htm