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Overview of Required NPP Changes: 42 C.F.R. Part 2 applies to patient records created by, received or acquired by any federally assisted program that provides diagnosis, treatment or referral for treatment of a substance...more
Find the week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick summary...more
If you have not updated your HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices, now is the time! On the podcast this week we walk you through what you need to do to bring your Notice of Privacy Practices into compliance before the deadline....more
Healthcare providers subject to HIPAA must revise their Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) by February 16, 2026, to comply with recent federal regulatory changes. ...more
Unless your medical practice “creates or maintains” substance use disorder (SUD) records covered by federal law (42 CFR Part 2), you can ignore the barrage of panic-inducing emails you have been receiving informing you that...more
Reproductive health privacy rule vacated. On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule (Privacy Rule)....more
In 2024, as we previously reported, California Governor Newsom enacted Senate Bill 164, “Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies” (the “FIPVCC”). This law, which repealed and replaced similar legislation...more
OCR is increasing enforcement around parental access to minors’ health information, emphasizing that parents are generally entitled to access their child’s PHI under HIPAA....more
The revised federal rules for substance use disorder (“SUD”) records will be enforced effective February 16, 2026. (42 CFR part 2, hereafter “Part 2”). Failure to comply with the new Part 2 rules may subject healthcare...more
California’s new law, Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies, will require diversity reporting by venture capital and similar investment firms with a California nexus beginning in 2026. Deadlines are fast...more
Why Now? The Rising Cyber Threats Driving HIPAA Reform- In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) proposed the first significant update to the HIPAA Security Rule...more
As we move closer to the February 16 deadline, this is a reminder for HIPAA covered entities to confirm they are on track to update their Notice of Privacy Practices (“NPP”) to comply with the finalized federal requirements...more
At some point, maybe it’s just simple math. What does it cost to not get in trouble with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR)? This is not about dropping thousands of dollars to do a security risk analysis—and don’t forget...more
California is implementing a sweeping new statutory framework that will require venture capital firms and certain other private investment vehicles with a California nexus to collect and report, on an anonymized basis,...more
HCCA's Healthcare Privacy Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive education program with a focus on the vast body of privacy laws and regulations in place to help you protect PHI and other critical data. Our...more
In light of the upcoming deadline for covered entities to update their Notice of Privacy Practices by February 16, 2026, covered entities should consider “more stringent” state laws that may apply to these updated forms and...more
February 16, 2026, is the deadline for each HIPAA covered entity to update its Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) to incorporate new regulatory requirements enacted in 2024. Specifically, HIPAA-covered entities (including...more
The initial registration and reporting deadlines under California’s Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies (FIPVCC) Law are fast approaching....more
Under recent federal rulemaking, Part 2 Programs and HIPAA covered entities that process Part 2 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) records must update their Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) by February 16, 2026. Which Providers...more
Certain rules governing the contents of a HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (“HIPAA Notice”) have been updated and require that the HIPAA Notice be revised no later than February 16, 2026....more
Feb. 16, 2026, is the deadline for updating and distributing HIPAA Notices of Privacy Practices (“NPP”) that address the confidentiality of information about substance use disorder (“SUD”) treatment received at federally...more
Here are the top 10 workplace compliance items you should tackle in February 2026, based on the latest labor and employment law updates...more
As most health care entities are already aware, a February 16, 2026, deadline from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...more