The long-anticipated final rule addressing substance use disorder (SUD) records at 42 C.F.R. Part 2, commonly referred to as Part 2, is here. The final rule is a joint undertaking by the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more
2/21/2024
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CARES Act ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Consent Agreements ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement ,
Final Rules ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCR ,
Penalties ,
PHI ,
Risk Assessment ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse
The FTC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to introduce changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR). While the HBNR began as a breach notification rule seemingly focused on a narrow set of applications...more
5/26/2023
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Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Wellness Programs