On February 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) took action pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14187 (“EO 14187”), which is aimed at ending gender affirming care for minors. EO 14187...more
2/21/2025
/ Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Expression ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
LGBTQ ,
Patient Access ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
As the Trump administration stakes dramatically new positions on matters across the federal government, we are waiting to learn its view on the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule,...more
2/10/2025
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Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Final Rules ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Trump Administration
‘Tis the season for holiday baking and the elves at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), have been diligently crafting their own holiday treat. On December 27,...more
1/2/2025
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Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Breach ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
HIPAA Violations ,
Life Sciences ,
NPRM ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process
December 23, 2024, was the compliance deadline for HIPAA covered entities and business associates to apply the protections of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule—that is all covered...more
On September 18, 2024, the Attorney General (AG) of Texas announced a settlement with an artificial intelligence-focused healthcare technology company to resolve allegations of false and misleading statements about the...more
10/16/2024
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Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Life Sciences ,
Misleading Statements ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Texas
On August 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) withdrew its appeal of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s (Court) June 20, 2024 decision in...more
This is Part Six in a series of legal updates on the Washington My Health My Data Act (“WMHMDA”) in which Quarles continues its deep dive into the various factors and intricacies of WMHMDA that are creating waves in the...more