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6 Important Takeaways for HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates from 2024 NIST HHS OCR Conference

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On October 23-24, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Information Technology Laboratory hosted the Safeguarding...more

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HHS OCR Proposes Changes to HIPAA to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

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On April 17, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Standards for Privacy for Individually Identifiable...more

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Potential HIPAA Changes Related to Reproductive Health on the Horizon

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On April 12, 2023, the Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced proposed changes to HIPAA’s Privacy Rule with regard to reproductive health information. The proposed changes are set out in a...more

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HHS Proposes Heightened Protections for "Highly Sensitive" PHI Related Reproductive Health Care in the Wake of Dobbs

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SUMMARY - The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS) is proposing changes to the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HHS's proposed changes...more

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HHS Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Reproductive Health Care Privacy

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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would prohibit the use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) to...more

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Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule Strengthening PHI Protections for Reproductive Health Care Information Have Broad...

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On April 13, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the HIPAA Privacy Rule, 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and Part 164, Subparts A...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule Would Promote Information Sharing for Care Coordination Activities and Strengthen...

On December 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health...more

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HHS Proposes Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rules Affecting Group Health Plans

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule that protects the privacy and security of individuals’ protected health...more

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HIPAA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)...more

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HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Issues Notice of Potential Rulemaking Containing Major Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule

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On December 10, OCR issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) outlining its plan for major changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which governs the way that most individual protected health information (PHI) can be used in...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

HIPAA for the Holidays: How OCR's December HIPAA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Could Impact Covered Entities

In case privacy lawyers did not have enough to keep up with over the holiday season (as we’ve mentioned, there’s already plenty to keep up with in Europe and California), HHS’s Office for Civil Rights recently issued a Notice...more

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Major changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule proposed

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On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced  proposed revisions to the HIPAA Privacy Rule. HHS stated that the revisions would “address standards that may impede the transition to...more

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