PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) for Healthcare Payments

What this entry covers

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), published by the PCI Security Standards Council, sets technical and operational requirements to protect payment account data. It applies to any entity that stores, processes or transmits cardholder data, including health care organizations that take card payments. Whether an entity must comply with or validate compliance is at the discretion of organizations that manage compliance programs, such as payment brands and acquirers.

MyRHC indexes this framework so practitioners, auditors, and automated agents can find the authoritative primary sources in one place. This page is a navigation aid; it is not legal advice and is not a substitute for the official text.

Official documentation

• Primary official source: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/standards/pci-dss/

Recent changes

• 2026-06-03: PCI SSC opened a request for comments on PCI DSS v4.0.1 to eligible stakeholders, running to 2026-07-20, as it begins the next iteration of PCI DSS. PCI SSC
• 2025-03-31: Effective date of the new PCI DSS v4.x requirements, which v4.0.1 did not change. PCI SSC
• 2024-12-31: PCI DSS v4.0 was retired, leaving v4.0.1 as the active version. PCI SSC
• 2024-06-11: PCI SSC published PCI DSS v4.0.1, a limited revision of v4.0. PCI SSC

How to use this index entry

1. Open the official link above (or the agency home if the deep link drifts).
2. Confirm edition / revision date against your program scope.
3. Map applicability by sector and jurisdiction listed in the metadata.
4. Follow related frameworks only after checking their own official sources.

Disclaimers

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• Always verify current requirements with counsel and the issuing authority.