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New HIPAA Privacy Regulations Strengthen Privacy for Reproductive Health Care

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently introduced changes to the privacy rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA Privacy Rule), aimed at bolstering the privacy of...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Reproductive healthcare and HIPAA: New compliance obligations cause tension with courts, government agencies

The U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has had a seismic impact on the landscape of U.S. healthcare. Among other effects, it has created new friction between states. With stark...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

California’s Health Care Transactions Review Law: Regulatory Revisions Effective Immediately

Effective immediately, on August 22, 2024, the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) adopted revisions to the cost and market impact review (CMIR) regulations (Revised Regulations), which govern California’s pre-closing...more

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HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Rule: HHS Publishes Model Attestation

As discussed in our prior blog post, on April 26, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued final regulations (“Reproductive Health Care Rule”) under the Health...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Actions Needed to Get Your Health Plan in Compliance With the New HIPAA Rules

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On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the Reproductive Health Care Rule. This final rule enhances the HIPAA privacy protections for protected health information (PHI) relating to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

What does the HIPAA final rule regarding reproductive health information mean for your organization?

On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Office for Civil Rights issued a final privacy rule to support reproductive health privacy. The rule does not allow the sharing of reproductive health...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

OCR: Rule Halts Disclosures Under ‘Presumption of Lawfulness,’ Shares Model Attestation Form

Attestations are at the heart of permissible disclosures under the HHS Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) new reproductive health privacy rule—and OCR wants covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BA) to use them now. The...more

Vicente LLP

Training Program Applications Now Open for Colorado's Natural Medicine Program

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With the Approved Facilitator Training Programs (AFTP) rules in effect as of June 30, The Office of Natural Medicine Licensure (the "Office") has opened applications for AFTP. These are the first applications available under...more

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CMS Announces 120-day Exception Period for No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution

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Under the No Surprises Act, “open negotiation” is the period of time during which payers must disclose to providers important information regarding the claim at issue. On June 14, 2024, CMS announced a 120-calendar-day...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

OCR Finalizes Post-Dobbs HIPAA Regulatory Changes Impacting Health Care Organizations

On April 22, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced final regulatory updates to the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

New HIPAA Requirements Place Additional Privacy Obligations on Covered Entities and Patients in an Effort to Protect Reproductive...

On April 22, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for the United States Department of Health and Human Services issued a Final Rule amending the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

AAA Makes Changes in Attempt to Reign in Mass Arbitration

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Ever heard of "mass arbitration"? If you haven't heard of that term, you may be lucky. By rule of thumb, a "mass" of something isn't necessarily a good thing (unless it's a mass of tacos on my plate)....more

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OCR Finalizes HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

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On April 26, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Final Rule that adds protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule...more

Brooks Pierce

Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule Provide Greater Protections for PHI Related to Lawful Reproductive Health Care – Regulated Entities...

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The HIPAA Privacy Rule has been amended to provide greater protections for protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive health care. Covered entities and business associates should familiarize themselves with...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

HHS Amends HIPAA To Further Protect Privacy of Reproductive Health Care Information

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week released final amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to further protect the privacy of protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive health care....more

Holland & Knight LLP

New York LLC Transparency Act Update: Finally, Some Clarity

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The New York LLC Transparency Act (NY LLCTA) will become effective as of Jan. 1, 2026, and will require limited liability companies (LLCs) formed, or qualified to do business, in the state of New York to disclose individual...more

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Caught in the crosshairs: How the PRA’s new Early Account Scheme impacts individuals

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The Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) has kicked-off 2024 by crystallising its new approach to enforcement. The key change is the introduction of the Early Account Scheme (“EAS”), which provides a mechanism for the...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Adopts Climate-Related Disclosure Regulations

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On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules that increase public company reporting requirements regarding climate change.  The new rules, which the SEC originally proposed in March 2022,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Bank of England Unveils Changes to the PRA’s Approach to Enforcement

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Recent changes to the PRA’s approach to enforcement show an increased focus on expediting the investigative process and incentivising early admissions. On 30 January 2024, the Bank of England (the Bank) unveiled a number...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Deadline Is Approaching: What Plans and Issuers Need to Know

Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reminded health plans and health insurance issuers that the deadline for electronically filing attestations of compliance with the prohibition against so-called gag...more

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Heads Up To Group Health Plans: December 31 Gag Clause Attestation Deadline Approaches

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 prohibits group health plans from agreeing to avoid making certain disclosures of provider-specific cost or quality-of-care information. This is referred to as the gag clause...more

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December 31 Gag Clause Attestation Due Date Is Fast Approaching

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Group health plans must submit an annual attestation confirming agreements entered into with service providers do not contain “gag clauses,” which are limitations regarding the plan’s ability to access certain de-identified...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Gag Clause Attestations due December 31, 2023

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If you sponsor a group health plan, make sure you set a calendar alert before the winter holidays to submit the annual gag clause prohibition compliance attestation. Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA),...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Florida Law Requiring Property Claims-Handling Attestation Takes Effect Tuesday, August 1, 2023

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued an important memorandum to the insurance industry about the new Florida law that requires each authorized residential property insurer to submit, annually, an attestation...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Attestation to Consolidated Appropriations Act’s “Anti-Gag Rules” Due by Year’s End

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By December 31, 2023, health plans and insurers must submit an attestation of compliance with the “anti-gag rules” of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA). The rules apply to all agreements entered into on or...more

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