Please discuss this format because this is what I sent the instructor

The topic I chose to discuss is the history of HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). HIPAA was originally enacted in 1996. In 2003, the part of the Act relevant to privacy directed the Department of Health and Human Services to write a health privacy rule. HIPAA gives each patient some rights, but HIPAA also permits uses and disclosures of health records without the patient's consent.
The Writing Assignment should discuss a law or standard pertaining to information security and privacy, give the background that caused the law or standard to be developed, outline the major provisions of the law or standard, indicate any legal proceedings that resulted from an application of the law or standard, and discuss security safeguards that may be implemented to comply with the law or standard.

The body of the Writing Assignment will be between 8 to 10 pages in length, not including cover page, table of contents, and references. Additionally, the Writing Assignment will be in MS Word format, double-spaced, with one-Inch margins all around. The citations and the reference list must be formatted in accordance with the most current APA edition guidelines.

The Writing Assignment must include:

1. Cover Page

2. Table of Contents

3. Introduction

4. Section Headings and Subheadings

5. Conclusions

6. References (including APA compliant in-text citations and page numbers)