If your study is subject to the HIPAA regulations, please make sure to carefully follow all HIPAA-related requirements. Use of protected health information without the appropriate regulatory safeguards in place can jeopardize your entire study and result in a breach that must be reported to all affected subjects, and possibly to federal oversight offices as well. To avoid problems, make sure that your subjects sign the current, complete HIPAA authorization form, or, when appropriate, a HIPAA authorization waiver has been granted. Failure to get a signed authorization form when one is required could lead to the loss of data or potential fines.