The HIPAA Privacy Rule has been modified by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase privacy protections for reproductive health care information. These changes, which will take effect in early 2026,...more
A new report from U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy calls on Congress to update the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and develop new, comprehensive privacy legislation to further regulate consumer health...more
Adding to the growing list of heightened privacy and data protection requirements imposed on consumer health data and other categories of sensitive personal data, the Washington Attorney General recently updated its guidance...more
Adding to the growing trend of policymakers interested in regulating health and wellness data, last week U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy requested stakeholder feedback to help identify solutions to modernize HIPAA and ensure all...more
9/12/2023
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This week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the agency responsible for HIPAA enforcement, announced the formation of three new divisions within the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”). The new divisions –...more
Momentum is growing for a federal privacy law in the United States. A bipartisan group of House and Senate leaders have released a discussion draft of a baseline consumer data protection legislation. The American Data...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently has signaled its intent to inject new life into a longstanding but rarely triggered rule governing health breach notifications for non-HIPAA-covered health records. Specifically,...more
2/28/2022
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A new Policy Statement from the US Federal Trade Commission places companies that offer consumer-facing health apps and connected health and wellness devices on notice that they may be covered by a Health Breach Notification...more
10/6/2021
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As the world focuses its efforts on the right strategy to beat the coronavirus and make normal life safe again, businesses are devising and implementing a variety of measures to deal with the COVID-19 crisis which rely on the...more
5/21/2020
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This is the sixth installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act.
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) adds another set of privacy requirements for health and life sciences...more
10/8/2018
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New York AG Settles Data Protection Enforcement Against Mobile Health Apps -
After a year-long investigation into mobile health apps claiming to be able to measure vital signs or health indicators through smartphone...more
4/28/2017
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