Enforcement, Notice Requirements

Are You Feeling Sick? New York City Passes a New Sick Leave Law

by Jill Lowell, Jean Schmidt, Terri Solomon | Littler on 5/13/2013

If at first you don't succeed, try and try again. That is what the New York City Council (the Council) has done since 2009. And after four years, the result is a controversial sick leave law, the Earned Sick Time Act (the...more

HIPAA Task Force – May 2013

by Jennifer Spiegel Berman, Molly E. G. Ferraioli, Thora A. Johnson, Jessica Kuester, Peter Parvis | Venable LLP on 5/2/2013

In this issue: - What Your Business Needs To Do About Hipaa — Now - Action Items for Covered Entities and Business Associates (including Subcontractors) - Changes Impacting Business Associates (including...more

Highlights of the Omnibus HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule

by Robert Chu, William Conaboy, Gregory Fliszar, Katherine Layman, Judy Mayer | Cozen O'Connor on 3/7/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) published the long-awaited omnibus final regulation governing health data privacy, security and enforcement (Omnibus...more

OCR Issues Final Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules to Implement the HITECH...

by Bernadette Broccolo, Jennifer S. Geetter, Daniel F. Gottlieb, Amy Hooper Kearbey, Edward Zacharias | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/21/2013

On January 25, 2013, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule (Final Rule) containing modifications to the privacy standards (Privacy Rule), security...more

Final HIPAA Regulations: What's Changed (and What Hasn't) for Group Health Plans

by Andrew Elbon, B. David Joffe, Jack Levy, Gordon Earle Nichols, Laura Schiele Robinson, Jay Turner | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/8/2013

The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) has issued final regulations modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Privacy, Security, Breach...more

Now Is The Time To Revise Your Business Associate Agreements and Notice of Privacy Practices

by Brooke Ledger, Julie Simer | Buchalter Nemer on 2/7/2013

There is a lot of confusion among providers caused by therecent publication of new rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). On January 25, 2013, the HIPAA final omnibus rule...more

A Detailed Analysis of Changes to HIPAA and the Implications for Healthcare Providers and Others in the Healthcare Industry: HIPAA...

by Jill Girardeau | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 2/6/2013

Changes to the HIPAA Enforcement Rule - Background: On October 30, 2009, HHS issued an interim final rule revising the Enforcement Rule to incorporate provisions of the HITECH Act. The NPRM then proposed a number of...more

What Do Employers Really Need to Know About the New HIPAA/HITECH Omnibus Final Rule?

by Philip Gordon | Littler on 2/6/2013

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act/Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act Omnibus Rule, published in the Federal Register Jan. 25, makes many changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule,...more

Burr Alert: New HIPAA Rules Issued: “Sweeping” Changes For Healthcare Providers And Business Associates

by Howard E. Bogard, Kelli Carpenter Fleming, C. Logan Hinkle, James A. Hoover, Debra Lee Mackey | Burr & Forman on 2/5/2013

On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released its long awaited final HIPAA rule, which significantly expands certain obligations for healthcare providers and their business associates (the...more

Breaking Down The HIPAA Changes: Part 1 Of 5 What Covered Entities And Business Associates Need To Do To Comply With The Final...

by Erin Fleming Dunlap, Rebecca Frigy, Matthew Murer, Thomas O'Donnell | Polsinelli on 2/1/2013

In This Issue: - Brief Overview of Key Modifications in the Final Rule - Suggested Action Items for Compliance with the Final Rule ..Covered Entities ..Business Associates - Consequences of Noncompliance...more

Overview of 2013 Amendments to HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules

by Neville M. Bilimoria, Lisa Clark, Erin Duffy, David Loder, Emmy Monahan, Harry Silver, Dmitry Tuchinsky | Duane Morris LLP on 1/30/2013

On January 17, 2013, the federal Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), Office for Civil Rights ("OCR"), issued the long-anticipated final omnibus amendments (the "2013 Amendments") to the Privacy, Security, Breach...more

New HIPAA Omnibus Rule Implementing Provisions Of The HITECH Act: An Overview Of Changes

by Sarah E. Lysons, Anne Redman, John Roche, Margret Warrick Truax, Linda Walton, Christine Williams | Perkins Coie on 1/29/2013

Final implementing regulations for many provisions of the HITECH Act (Health Insurance Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) were issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently, and appeared...more

HHS Releases Final Rule Expanding HIPAA

by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 1/29/2013

On January 17, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), released for preview their long-anticipated omnibus regulation to implement the statutory...more

HIPAA and HITECH Privacy and Security Rule Update: Final Omnibus Rule

by Kevin Alonso, Sarah Baker, J. S. Christie, Chelsey Hadfield, Judd Harwood, Lauren Jacques, Elliot Labovitz, Scott Lenz, Amy Leopard, Mark Lewis, Anna Long, Daniel Murphy, Jake Neu, more +Dinetia Newman | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/28/2013

The Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published today the much anticipated final omnibus rule implementing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health...more

Final Regulations Address Privacy and Security of Health Information

by Josh Bobrin, Sandra Maki Hashima, Jean C. Hemphill, Edward I. Leeds, Brieanna Wheeland | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/25/2013

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations last week that modify many aspects of the privacy and security rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and...more

OCR Issues Long-Awaited Omnibus HIPAA/HITECH Rules: Significant Changes for Business Associates and Breach Analysis

by King & Spalding on 1/25/2013

The wait is finally over. On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued the final “omnibus” rule modifying the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification...more

A Comprehensive Summary of the Final Omnibus HIPAA/HITECH Rules: Key Provisions and What They Mean for You

by Elizabeth Johnson | Poyner Spruill LLP on 1/25/2013

Executive Summary - On January 25, 2013, the Federal Register will publish final omnibus rules written by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to modify the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach...more

HHS Finalizes Comprehensive Modifications to HIPAA Regulations in Omnibus Final Rule

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/25/2013

On Thursday, January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) released in pre-publication form the rule commonly known as the “HIPAA Omnibus Rule,” which we refer to below as the...more

Final Omnibus HIPAA Rule Released By HHS

by Erin Fleming Dunlap, Rebecca Frigy, Matthew Murer, Thomas O'Donnell | Polsinelli on 1/22/2013

On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an advance copy of the final omnibus rule which implements changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and the...more

HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule Brings “Sweeping Change” to Health Care Industry

by Matthew Arend, Jennifer Mitchell | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 1/21/2013

On January 17, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of the HIPAA final omnibus rule, which was years in the making. The final rule makes sweeping changes to the HIPAA compliance...more

One Week to Get Business Associate Agreements Executed Under HIPAA Omnibus Rule’s Grandfather Clause

by Adam H. Greene, Rebecca L. Williams | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/21/2013

On Jan. 17, 2013, the long-awaited HIPAA “Omnibus Rule” went on display at the Federal Register, finalizing changes to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules....more

HIPAA Omnibus Rule Released

by Adam H. Greene, Rebecca L. Williams | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/18/2013

At long last, after much delay and speculation, the HIPAA Omnibus Rule has been placed on display at the Federal Register in preparation for formal publication....more

Recent Privacy Developments: California AG Continues to Lead on Mobile with New Recommendations and FTC Amends COPPA

by Antony Kim, Stephanie Sharron, Joe Wright | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/15/2013

Nearly all businesses today are involved in some way in the development or distribution of mobile applications. The first part of this Client Alert highlights recent activities of the California State Attorney General to...more

FTC Amends COPPA Rule and Previews Future Enforcement Policies

by Daren M. Orzechowski | White & Case LLP on 1/9/2013

On December 19, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") adopted the first amendments to the Rule promulgated under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (hereinafter, "COPPA" for the Act, and "COPPA Rule" for the...more

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