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OCR Ends Year With Settlements That Tread Old Ground, Says New Rules Are Coming—Someday

If the penultimate enforcement settlement of 2023 issued by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sounds familiar, that’s with good reason. And the last one of the year should ring some bells, too....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: January 2024

New York has released proposed cybersecurity regulations for hospitals. The regulations, which were published in The State Register on Dec. 6 and will undergo a 60-day public comment period ending on Feb. 5, are designed to...more

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Looking Forward to 2024 for HIPAA Privacy

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Over the last two years, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has released a number of proposed regulations and new guidance relating to the HIPAA privacy rules.  Not to be left out, recently, the Federal Trade Commission...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

New York State Prepares to Regulate Hospital Cybersecurity Programs

On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to regulate cybersecurity for New York general hospitals regulated under Article 28 of the Public Health Law. As proposed, the regulations will provide an additional...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New York Governor Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for NY Hospitals

On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul released proposed cybersecurity regulations applicable to all hospitals located within the state of New York. The Governor has included $500 million in grant funding in her FY24...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Proposed Data Governance Requirements for Health and Social Services Providers Operating in Québec

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On December 3, 2021, Québec’s Minister of Health and Social Services introduced Bill 19, An Act respecting health and social services and amending various legislative provisions (“Bill 19”). The bill’s four objectives are (i)...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

New HHS Rules Would Simplify Emergency Data Sharing Procedures

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Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are proposing modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to ease information sharing in emergencies. Some of the modifications being discussed would provide patients...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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EPA Proposes to Limit Consideration of Scientific Research From Non-Public Data

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Yesterday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a supplemental proposed rule to give preference to scientific studies developed from publicly available underlying data when promulgating new regulations,  a move...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Some HIPAA Happenings

Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Regulations under Consideration - On December 14, 2018, HHS issued its Request for Information on Modifying HIPAA Rules to Improve Coordinated Care as part of its Regulatory Sprint to...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Health Law Insights Newsletter - Issue 8 - April 2016

McCarter & English, LLP’s Health Care Group presents Issue 8 of the Health Law Insights, which discusses the latest legal issues in the health care industry. NATIONAL - New Payment Model for Part B Drugs Proposed -...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Significant Proposed Changes Seek to Modernize Regulations on Confidentiality of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Patient Records Under Part...

On February 9, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) published proposed rule changes relating to the confidentiality of drug and alcohol abuse patient records in 42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”). ...more

Epstein Becker & Green

EEOC Issues Proposed Wellness Program Amendments to ADA Regulations

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On April 16, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released its highly anticipated proposed regulations (to be published in the Federal Register on April 20, 2015, for notice and comment) setting forth...more

King & Spalding

Department Of Health And Human Services Issues Proposed New Rules Implicating The Use Of Electronic Health Records And Patient...

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On December 8, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a proposed rule related to changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program. These revisions promote the use of electronic health records by...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - December 2014 #3

FCC Proposes Online Disclosures for Broadcast Contests - The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a rule change that would allow broadcast stations to disclose on the Internet the material terms for contests...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: No More Paper PIs? FDA Issues Proposed Rule on Electronic Distribution of Prescribing Information

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Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposed rule to require electronic distribution of the prescribing information intended for health care professionals (often called the “PI”) for human...more

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