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Proposed Modernization of the HIPAA Security Rules

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/31/2025

The HIPAA Security Rule was originally promulgated over 20 years ago. While it historically provided an important regulatory floor for securing electronic protected health information, the Security Rule’s lack of...more

Proposed Update to the HIPAA Security Rule

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP on 1/24/2025

In early January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The Proposed Rule would modify the Security Standards for the Protection of...more

New York Aims to Bolster Hospital Cybersecurity with Imminent Release of Proposed Regulations

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/30/2023

New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, recently announced proposed cybersecurity rules for New York hospitals, which are due to be imminently published in the State Register on December 6, 2023, subject to approval by the Public...more

Comment Deadline Extended for the HIPAA Proposed Privacy Rule

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/18/2021

On March 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced that the public comment period for the HIPAA proposed privacy rule would be extended until May 6, 2021. The rulemaking was...more

Pending Proposed Rule Would Make Far-Reaching Changes to HIPAA Privacy Regime

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/20/2021

Today, the far-reaching HIPAA Privacy Proposed Rule, initially released on December 10, 2020, was posted for public inspection on the Federal Register website. The rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on...more

HHS Keeps On Sprinting with Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 12/14/2020

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pushing ahead in its Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care with a new proposed rule, announced by HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on December 10, to modify the HIPAA...more

Another Chance for HIPAA and Part 2 Harmony?

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 7/26/2019

There are reports that HHS plans to issue a proposed rule next month, which would again amend 42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”) and modify how the medical records of patients with substance abuse disorders are currently shared between...more

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