HHS Office for Civil Rights Director Melanie Fontes Rainer on Progress and News at OCR
Updates to Statute 1557 that Healthcare Providers Need to Know
Effective May 1, 2025, the Section 1557 regulations require covered healthcare providers to take reasonable steps by May 1, 2025, to identify and mitigate the risk of discrimination when they use AI and other emergency...more
On May 6, 2024, OCR published the final rule interpreting and implementing Section 1557 at 45 C.F.R. § 92 (the Final Rule). The Final Rule regulates the use of patient care decision support tools, including AI algorithms for...more
In April 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule reinterpreting Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex,...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
Generative AI is converging with every sector – and health care is no exception. With it, companies should keep up with the array of laws and regulations – existing and envisioned – that govern its use. Read on for highlights...more
Regulatory, Legislative and Litigation Developments - Federal Agencies and the White House Issue Six Month Update on AI Activities Outlined in President Biden’s Executive Order on AI. Since President Biden issued his...more
California is among a handful of states that seeks to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in connection with utilization review in the managed care space. SB 1120, sponsored by the California Medical...more
The Department for Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits federally funded health programs from discriminating on...more
On February 6, 2024, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter to all Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations and Medicare-Medicaid plans. The letter covered frequently asked questions and answers...more
Our latest briefing explores the FTC’s push to address “commercial surveillance” and data security, proposed rulemaking from HHS prohibiting the use of discriminatory clinical algorithms, a move by the CFPB to hold digital...more