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Patient Data and Privacy
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Over the past year, numerous class actions have been filed against large employers claiming their health plan surcharge for tobacco use is not in compliance with HIPAA nondiscrimination rules. With yet another lawsuit filed...more
SB 1120 (the “Bill”), which takes effect on January 1, 2025, amends existing California law to adopt guardrails around the use of artificial intelligence tools for the purpose of utilization management. As discussed in a...more
On November 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the “Nursing Facility ICPG,” an industry-specific compliance program guidance for nursing facilities....more
A new and unprecedented wave of class action complaints is targeting a common feature of many employer-sponsored benefit plans: tobacco-user surcharges. These surcharges are often part of a wellness program that charges...more
As the summer winds down, regulatory updates related to digital health services certainly do not appear to be showing any signs of cooling off. It has been a busy summer, and below we have summarized several key updates for...more
Keypoint: The Minnesota bill contains several unique requirements and provisions, including a novel right to question the result of a profiling decision, privacy policy provisions that increase interoperability with existing...more
Health care entities maintain compliance programs in order to comply with the myriad changing laws and regulations that apply to the health care industry. Although laws and regulations specific to the use of artificial...more
The use of technology in healthcare services and payment for healthcare is evolving at an unprecedented pace, reshaping how medical services are delivered, managed, and paid for. The use of artificial intelligence systems...more
By July 1, 2024, employers in New York City are required to post and provide their employees with a "Workers' Bill of Rights," which has now been issued by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection ("DCWP"). DCWP also...more
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly expands throughout the private sector and government, the Biden administration has published a report titled A Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. The report cites a myriad...more
To coincide with the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (CRT)...more
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the “Departments”) recently issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions—FAQs About Affordable Act Implementation, Part 50, Health Insurance Portability and...more
When use or disclosure of an individual’s health information or medical records is at issue, the assumption seems to be, much more often than not, that the HIPAA privacy and security rules apply. This has certainly been the...more
Imposing Group Health Plan Monthly Surcharges on the Unvaccinated - Calling it “a more-punitive approach toward getting its workforce vaccinated against Covid-19,” the Wall Street Journal recently reported that Delta...more
Just in time for the start of the summer, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has provided updated guidance on employer practices relating to COVID-19 vaccinations, including much-needed guidance on vaccine...more
On May 13th, New York State Senator Kevin Thomas, Chair of NY’s Consumer Protection Committee, reintroduced the New York Privacy Act (“NYPA”), a comprehensive consumer privacy law similar in kind to the California Consumer...more
Given pending anticipated FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and encouraging vaccine results from Moderna and AstraZeneca, many employers are wondering whether they may legally mandate vaccinations for their...more
We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more
As states and localities begin to relax shelter-in-place requirements and allow businesses to reopen, the coronavirus pandemic presents new challenges for employers. In addition to operational and logistical questions...more
Congress significantly eased restrictions on disclosing information that identifies substance use disorder (SUD) patients, while simultaneously strengthening protection for SUD patients from discrimination and liability based...more
On Wednesday, 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the spread of coronavirus a global pandemic and on Friday, 13 March 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency in the United States. Guidance from...more
Hospitals will have a limited waiver of HIPAA sanctions and penalties during the COVID-19 outbreak as a result of a bulletin issued on March 16, 2020 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services....more
As the globe grapples with increasing challenges to sustaining “business as usual” in their enterprises, our team of Employment, Employee Benefits, Health and Privacy & Cybersecurity lawyers invite you to join us for...more
Employers are faced with critical questions and important legal obligations as they address Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) matters in the workplace. While it is impossible to address all potential legal issues in a single client...more
With the coronavirus outbreak continuing in China, significant new incidences being reported in South Korea and Italy, and stories of quarantines permeating the news, in addition to the catastrophic toll on human health, we...more