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Editor’s Note: In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the White House announced a new executive order aimed at strengthening cybersecurity at U.S. ports, and another executive order was issued to protect sensitive...more
On January 23, 2023 the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau released a Declaratory Ruling addressing a request for clarification submitted by US Department of Health and Human...more
Editor’s Note: In regulatory news, the Federal Trade Commission extended the deadline to comply with the Safeguards Rule, and Health and Human Services issued guidance for the use of online tracking technology under HIPAA. In...more
On April 28, 2022, in a joint letter written by the HHS Secretary, Xavier Becerra, and CMS Administrator, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, to the Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HHS requested an opinion...more
Comments sought regarding the permissibility of messages relating to Medicaid and other health coverage programs. The FCC is seeking comment on a request for clarification submitted by the Department of Health and Human...more
Reacting quickly to a joint request by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (collectively, the Health Agencies) last Thursday, the FCC released a Public...more
Texas may be among the first of many states to enact laws that encourage providers to continue electronically communicating with and monitoring their patients after COVID-19 emergency regulations and governors’ orders expire....more
This edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary of and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the month of February....more
Natural Gas Compressor Facility Shut Down After Ransomware Attack - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced this week that a ransomware attack shut down a natural gas compressor facility for two days. While in...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, on March 16, 2018, struck a blow to healthcare industry efforts to exclude certain communications subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) from...more
Introduction - Throughout 2017, the health care and life science industries experienced a widespread proliferation of digital health innovation that presents challenges to traditional notions of health care delivery and...more
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack - On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more
In this issue of The WSGR Data Advisor, we examine the FCC’s recent TCPA declaratory ruling and order addressing issues regarding calling and texting consumers, and discuss the new privacy, data security, and transparency...more
“Healthcare-Related” Calls: Ambiguity at the Intersection of HIPAA and TCPA - Editor’s Note: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has established exemptions from certain requirements of the Telephone Consumer...more