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HHS Issues New Affordable Care Act Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Regulations

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Seyfarth Synopsis: New regulations effective August 6, 2024 restore and expand scope of civil rights protections under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Old Rule, New Tricks: HHS Finalizes Most Substantial Changes to Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Rule in Decades

The long-anticipated final rule addressing substance use disorder (SUD) records at 42 C.F.R. Part 2, commonly referred to as Part 2, is here. The final rule is a joint undertaking by the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

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Health Care Privacy and Security In 2024: Six Critical Topics to Watch

As we reflect on the flurry of activity in the health care data privacy and security space in 2023 and look ahead to what will continue to be a busy 2024, we are seeing the early stages of federal agency movement to align the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Update: FCC Adopts Digital Discrimination Rules in Party-Line Vote

Key Points - On November 15, 2023, the FCC adopted rules aimed at preventing discrimination in access to broadband services. The FCC vote satisfies the Commission’s obligation under the IIJA, which requires the FCC to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

State Attorneys General Pen Letter to OCR Advocating for Greater Privacy Protection of Reproductive Health Care Information

On June 16, 2023, nearly half of the State Attorneys General penned a letter (the “Letter”) to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) advocating for broader privacy protections...more

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OCR Issues Proposed Rule to Modify HIPAA Privacy Rule to Include Explicit Protections for Reproductive Healthcare

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On April 12, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking detailing its proposal to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule (Proposed Rule). The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

OCR Announces Proposed Rulemaking to Strengthen Reproductive Health Privacy

On April 12, 2023, OCR issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to strengthen HIPAA’s protections around reproductive health care privacy. The NPRM responds to President Biden’s Executive Order 14076, which directed...more

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OCR Proposes HIPAA Amendments to Protect Reproductive Health Care Information

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In response to concerns about the confidentiality of protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive health care less than one year after Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, and the prospect of...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Compliance Today - January 2023. Now is the time to prepare for changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule

According to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, final action on the proposed rules—published in the Federal Register—to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule is scheduled to occur in...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Would Align So-Called Part 2 Confidentiality Requirements With HIPAA Requirements

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On December 2, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a Notice of Proposed...more

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Department of Education Takes First Step Toward Release of Proposed Amendments to Title IX Regulations

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced that it has sent its draft proposed amendments to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Still Missing a New Leader, Former OCR Directors, Experts Offer Advice, Task List

Issue a final rule revising the privacy regulation and write guidance on the information blocking rule. Formalize the fledgling audit program required by Congress more than 10 years ago. Engage with providers and other...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Families Detail Years of Anguish, Pain As They Plead for Changes to Privacy Rule

Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 7 (July, 2021) - ...These heartfelt comments are among those submitted to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in response to its January notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Department of Education Considers Revising Title IX Regulations

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On April 6, 2020, the Department of Education (“Department”) announced that it will re-examine the Trump Administration’s 2020 amendments to the Title IX regulations (the “Regulations”). The Department’s announcement follows...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Awaiting New Leader, OCR Collects NPRM Feedback, Closes Breach, 14th Access Case

Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 2 (February 2021) - Unless an extension is granted or the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) is withdrawn, covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BAs) have until late March to...more

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Key Findings & Takeaways from OCR HIPAA Audit Findings

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The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently published its findings from audits conducted in 2016 and 2017 of covered entities’ and business associates’ compliance with...more

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HHS Proposed HIPAA Changes: 7 Things to Know

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On December 10, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to...more

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Major Changes Proposed to HIPAA Privacy Rules

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Late last week, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) to make significant revisions to the Health Insurance Portability and...more

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Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Expands Individual Access Rights and Encourages Further Sharing of PHI for Care Coordination

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On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The proposed revisions to the Privacy Rule seek...more

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HHS Proposes Significant HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes: Amendments Would Increase Individual and Institutional Access and...

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Advocates for healthcare patients, providers, payors and privacy professionals received good news on Thursday, December 10, 2020 with the announcement of long-awaited and debated proposed amendments to the complex Health...more

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