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U.S. District Court Invalidates HHS Guidance Overreading HIPAA's Application to Online Technologies

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On June 20, 2024, a U.S. federal district court held, in a suit brought by Jones Day, that the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") had misapplied the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA")...more

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OCR’s October Initiatives: Strengthening Telehealth Security and HIPAA Compliance

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October has been a busy month for the OCR, which is tasked with enforcing the regulations issued under HIPAA. In the past week, the OCR released two new guidance documents aimed at reducing the privacy and security risks...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

The FTC Sends Another Warning to Digital Healthcare Platforms About Use of Tracking Pixels

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to prioritize the protection of consumers’ digital health information. The agency has demonstrated this commitment through enforcement actions against GoodRx and BetterHelp for...more

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HHS Issues Guidance on Requirements Under HIPAA for Online Tracking Technologies, Addressing Privacy and Security Concerns Related...

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On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Bulletin on the obligations of covered entities and business associates (regulated entities) under the...more

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OCR Releases Guidance on Use of Tracking Technologies

Most companies operating websites and mobile apps use some form of tracking technologies on these digital properties. While these types of technologies have been used for some time and serve a variety of purposes, the use of...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Factors for Connecticut Health Providers to Consider When Responding to “Required by Law” Requests for Disclosure of Protected...

In June 2022, the HHS Office for Civil Rights issued new HIPAA Privacy Rule Guidance in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization and state legislation which followed the decision...more

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The Biden Administration’s Guidance on Risks to Privacy of Reproductive Health Information Post-Dobbs

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Following the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Biden Administration has outlined a framework for federal executive action designed to protect access to...more

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HHS Issues Guidance on Post-Dobbs Protections Under HIPAA Privacy Rule

Many states have enacted or revived statutes limiting or barring access to abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and further legislative or...more

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Office for Civil Rights Provides HIPAA Privacy Rule on Disclosures of Information Relating to Reproductive Healthcare

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On June 29, in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) issued guidance on when entities...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

OCR Issues Guidance on Protection of Reproductive Health Data

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) yesterday issued guidance addressing how the Health...more

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HHS Issues Guidance on HIPAA Privacy Rule and COVID-19 Vaccinations

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On September 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights issued guidance to help the public and employers understand what privacy rules apply to disclosures and requests for...more

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HIPAA and COVID-19 – OCR Publishes Online Guidance on the Application of HIPAA

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The Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), which is the federal agency that enforces the health care privacy rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), recently published guidance covering various...more

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Federal Regulators Clarify the Application of HIPAA Privacy and Nondiscrimination Rules to COVID-19 Vaccines in the Workplace

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On September 30, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued FAQs addressing how the HIPAA Privacy Rule applies to individuals’ disclosures of their COVID-19 vaccination status in the workplace and health...more

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HHS OCR Issues Guidance on HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccinations, and the Workplace

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On September 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR)issued guidance to help the public understand when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...more

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Cybersecurity and HIPAA: Government Issues New Warning and Guidance in Wake of Increased Threats

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights in Action (OCR) issued a warning that cybercriminals are attempting to exploit a critical vulnerability in VMware software. This alert originates from...more

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HIPAA, Patient Access, and Designated Record Sets

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With limited exceptions, HIPAA generally gives individuals the right to access or obtain copies of their protected health information ("PHI") from covered entities. (45 CFR § 164.524(a)). But the right of access does not...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law

New Developments in HIPAA and Related Issues in Health Information Law

Halloween or HIPAA: Which is Scarier? HIPAA and the Pandemic - Telehealth: - On Friday, March 20, 2020, OCR announced it will “exercise its enforcement discretion and will not impose penalties for noncompliance with...more

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OCR Issues New HIPAA Guidance for Covered Entities Contacting Recovered COVID-19 Patients for Plasma Donations

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The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued updated guidance on contacting former COVID-19 patients about blood plasma donation in light of the privacy protections...more

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HIPAA and COVID-19 Updates: The Office for Civil Rights Provides Additional Guidance on Permitted Disclosures to First Responders

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Since the COVID-19 outbreak, many health care providers have had a myriad of HIPAA questions, including questions about whether they can share some types of information and, if so, the type of information they can share with...more

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OCR Issues Guidance to Assist Health Care Providers in the Age of the Coronavirus

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As a result of the novel Coronavirus pandemic, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued several pieces of guidance to help HIPAA covered entities and their business associates to best address how patient information...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

U.S. Health & Human Services – Office of Civil Rights Issued Guidance Regarding HIPAA Privacy and Novel Coronavirus

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) last month provided guidance and a reminder to HIPAA covered entities and their business associates regarding the sharing of patient health information (PHI) under the Health Insurance...more

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Is My Public School, Private School, or College or University Subject to the HIPAA Privacy Rule? Revised Federal Guidance Provides...

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School leaders are often understandably confused as to which law applies to health- or medical-related records in schools: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or the Health Insurance Portability and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

HHS Issues Timely Reminder of Applicability of HIPAA to Outbreak Situations

On February 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a bulletin (the Bulletin) to remind covered entities and business associates of how patient information may be shared under HIPAA in the event...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

New Guidance for Protecting Student Health Care Information

On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) provided new joint guidance on the release of certain student records. In summary, this HHS/DOE release...more

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Updated Joint Federal Guidance on Privacy for Student Education and Health Records

For the first time in over a decade, the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) and the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) have released updated joint guidance addressing the...more

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