On November 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) proposed sweeping changes to the rules that govern use and disclosure of protected health information (“PHI”) about patients receiving substance...more
1/23/2023
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
HITECH Act ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Patient Rights ,
Penalties ,
PHI ,
Proposed Rules ,
Substance Abuse
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) held a board meeting on October 28 - 29, 2022 (the “Meeting”) to review proposed modifications to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The CPRA is effectively an amendment...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect on January 1, 2020, instituting requirements on certain businesses processing personal information about California consumers. Businesses subject to the law currently...more
On July 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) into law, which, when it takes effect on July 1, 2023, will place affirmative obligations on entities that conduct business in Colorado (or...more
7/13/2021
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COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Governor Polis ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws
Following a series of high-profile ransomware attacks – where an organized criminal group or nation-state actor encrypts a company’s network and data and threatens to expose or delete it unless the company pays ransom –...more