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Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - December 9th - 12th, San Diego, CA

HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: The Department of Health and Human Services Issues HIPAA Final Rule Providing Additional Reproductive Health...

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On April 26, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the final HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (Final Rule). The Final Rule became effective June 25, 2024....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - November 18th - 21st, Boston, MA

HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more

Verrill

HHS Issues Model Attestation Required by Final HIPAA Regulations Supporting Reproductive Health Care Privacy

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On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published Final Regulations under HIPAA’s Privacy Rule introducing greater protections for information related to...more

BakerHostetler

Diving Deeper into the Revised Health Breach Notification Rule

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As we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced its final changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), vastly expanding the scope of the Rule’s coverage....more

Goodwin

HHS-OCR Publishes Final HIPAA Privacy Rule Expanding Reproductive Health Care Privacy and Further Supporting Patient...

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On April 26, 2024, almost a year after issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Privacy Rule, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) finalized the HIPAA Privacy Rule to...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

HHS Supports Reproductive Health Care Privacy by Modifying the HIPAA Privacy Rule

The Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights recently published a final rule (the “Final Rule“) which provides additional privacy protections related to the use and disclosure of reproductive...more

Epstein Becker & Green

HHS Publishes Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

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The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to eliminate the federal constitutional right to abortion continues to alter the legal landscape across the country. On April 26, 2024, the...more

Woodruff Sawyer

​​​​​HIPAA Privacy Rules Amended to Require Protection of Reproductive Health Care Information

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​On April 26, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) issued a Final Rule amending the HIPAA Privacy Rule to protect the ability of individuals to receive reproductive...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

OCR Releases Final HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published its Final Rule titled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy in the Federal Register on April 26, 2024....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - July 15th - 18th, Charlotte, NC

Ideal for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy offers practitioners a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a healthcare setting. The...more

BakerHostetler

The Long-Awaited Part 2 Modifications Are Finalized with New Obligations for Part 2 Providers and Less Friction for Sharing...

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On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a final rule modifying 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) provisions regarding the confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records. The...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - February 26th - 29th, Phoenix, AZ

Ideal for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy offers practitioners a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a healthcare setting. The...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - December 11th - 14th, Orlando, FL

Designed for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is ideal for practitioners who want a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New Legislation Shakes Up the Florida Healthcare Landscape

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The 2023 Florida legislative session came to a close on May 5, 2023. The Legislature was very active and passed approximately 200 bills, including several that will impact the healthcare regulatory landscape. Once approved by...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

OCR Issues Reproductive Health Propose Rule, Focuses on Part 2-But Not Privacy Amendments

HIPAA covered entities (CEs) longing for the opportunity to dispense with what some would call the more nettlesome aspects of notices of privacy practices (NPPs) will just have to be patient. For how long, no one is saying....more

K&L Gates LLP

"My Health, My Data" Is First of Its Kind Privacy Law Focused on Protecting Consumer Health Data

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SUMMARY - On 27 April 2023, Washington Gov. Inslee signed into law House Bill 1155, referred to as the “My Health, My Data” Act (the Act), which takes effect on 31 March 2024. The Act aims to protect Washington consumer...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Washington Law Has Broad Implications For Protecting Consumer Health Data - Landmark ‘My Health My Data’ Act Reaches Beyond...

On April 27, 2023, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the My Health My Data Act (the "Act"), which will regulate the collection, use, and disclosure of "consumer health data" ("Consumer Health Data" or "CHD"). The...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - August 21st - 24th, Washington, DC

Designed for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is ideal for practitioners who want a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule Strengthening PHI Protections for Reproductive Health Care Information Have Broad...

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On April 13, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the HIPAA Privacy Rule, 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and Part 164, Subparts A...more

Holland & Knight LLP

HHS Proposes HIPAA Changes to Protect Reproductive Health Information

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (Proposed Rule) on April 12, 2023, proposing amendments to the Health Insurance Portability and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - May 8th - 11th, Chicago, IL

Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy Overview - Designed for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is ideal for practitioners who want a deeper...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - March 6th - 9th, Phoenix, AZ

Designed for professionals with some compliance knowledge and experience, HCCA’s Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is ideal for practitioners who want a deeper understanding of effective compliance management in a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy - December 5th - 8th, Anaheim, CA

Each Academy provides three-and-a-half days of classroom-style training covering the latest laws, regulations, and developments to help you effectively manage your organization’s compliance program. They are ideal for...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Factors for Connecticut Health Providers to Consider When Responding to “Required by Law” Requests for Disclosure of Protected...

In June 2022, the HHS Office for Civil Rights issued new HIPAA Privacy Rule Guidance in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization and state legislation which followed the decision...more

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