Compliance Perspective: What's New in Healthcare Privacy
Webinar: Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus
With the publication of the updated NABITA Industry Standards for Behavioral Intervention Teams, it is helpful to emphasize the connection between standards, particularly standards 6 and 8, which cover continuous team...more
Colleges and universities that employ their own students face conflicts about how to protect student information, as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), while disclosing information about...more
For the vast majority of records maintained by public schools, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) is not applicable. This is because most records that contain medical information related to a...more
Late last week the Connecticut State Department of Education (“CSDE” or “Department”) issued new guidance addressing the rights of transgender students in Connecticut schools. Entitled Guidance on Civil Rights Protections...more
The emergence of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools has triggered widespread debates about the propriety of their use, especially in education circles, where academic integrity and confidentiality...more
Google’s Workspace for Education will require school administrators to independently approve all integrated third-party applications their students use. Users under 18 cannot use their Google accounts to access thirdparty...more
Google’s Workspace for Education will require school admins to independently approve all integrated third-party applications students use. Users under 18 cannot use their Google accounts to access third-party applications...more
Most parents realize that once your child turns 18, you can no longer make medical or financial decisions for them, nor do you have legal access to your child’s educational, medical and financial information without their...more
Parents with young children often hear that “the days are long, but the years are short.” However, this phrase may not truly resonate until their children get older and experience certain milestones. Starting college is one...more
The NABITA Case Management Standards and Best Practices guides members and practitioners and provides a structure for case management delivery. The standards anchor consistency and equity in settings with decentralized case...more
The United States Department of Education (DOE) recently released two new guidance documents focused on student health records to remind schools of their continued obligations to protect students’ rights under the Family...more
In an effort to remind school officials of their obligations to protect student privacy, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has issued guidance on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) that focuses on the...more
It has been more than a year since Collin’s Law went into effect, increasing hazing reporting and response requirements for Ohio colleges and universities. The legislation expanded the definition of hazing, increased the...more
As we’ve discussed in previous posts, the federal government and states are introducing bills that touch data and personal information. Lawmakers across the country are proposing legislation that touch on areas beyond...more
By now, your college-age kids have decorated their dorm rooms and collected every class syllabus (although whether they’ve read them is a different issue). While you may long for the days when you were an integral part of...more
August is upon us and you may soon be sending children off to college. If your child is age 18 or older, you and your child will need to take some simple steps so that, in the event of an emergency, you will be able to make...more
Universities Share Lessons Learned from Ransomware Attacks "According to a recent Sophos poll of IT professionals, 44 percent of educational institutions suffered ransomware attacks in 2020, and 58 percent of those hit...more
Higher Education CLE Webinar Series | Presented by Bricker & Eckler and the Southern Illinois University School of Law - Join us for a free webinar series in the month of June on important topics in higher education. ...more
With an increasing number of teens and tweens identifying as transgender or nonbinary, or “gender diverse,” school districts are grappling with a number of potential issues that may not have been on their radar just a few...more
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) added numerous policy implementation resources to help institutions comply with their policy on campus sexual violence. Since 2018, each member school has been required to...more
Schools, colleges and universities often will outsource to third parties any number of functions or services, such as the operation of campus bookstores and dining facilities, campus security, management of campus parking,...more
What’s new in student confidentiality and compliance? How has the pandemic impacted student confidentiality on campus? Join avowed FERPA geeks Melissa Carleton and Warren Grody as we review what every higher education...more
August is upon us and you may soon be sending children off to college (virtually or in person). If your child is age 18 or older, you and your child will need to take some simple steps so that, in the event of an emergency,...more
Q: Is there any guidance or best practices concerning sharing information about reports that involve the same respondent? For example, two students have reported being sexually assaulted by the same respondent. Would it be...more
Easton Area Sch. Dist. v. Miller, 232 A.3d 716 (Pa. 2020). Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that images of students in a school bus surveillance video are “educational records” under FERPA and must be redacted before...more