On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a significant settlement with Western Pennsylvania’s Heritage Valley Health System following potential HIPAA...more
In Pennsylvania, 2020 Act 65, 35 Pa. Stat. 10101, et seq., governs when minors aged 14-17 may consent to medical treatment, including behavioral health treatment. In the context of consent to behavioral health treatment, Act...more
Health care providers can feel pulled in different directions trying to balance the requirements of state laws to disclose patient information with the privacy protections of HIPAA. For example, state workers’ compensation...more