Hall Benefits Law

HHS Updates HIPAA Privacy Rule to Protect Reproductive Healthcare Privacy: What Group Health Plans Need to Know

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a final rule that modifies the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (“the Privacy Rule”) under the Health Insurance...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

HHS amends HIPAA privacy rule to strengthen protections for reproductive health care

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule (Final Rule) on April 26, 2024 amending the privacy regulations (Privacy Rule) promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

McCarter & English, LLP

HHS Issues Final Rule Strengthening HIPAA Protections for Reproductive Healthcare

On April 22, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a Final Rule titled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy. The Final Rule strengthens the Health Insurance Portability...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 31, Number 43. Proposed Part 2 Rule Brings It Closer to HIPAA, Including Enforcement,...

A proposed HHS regulation on the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records under 42 C.F.R. Part 2 would bring it further in line with HIPAA, which is somewhat of a double-edged sword, attorneys say....more

King & Spalding

HHS Extends Comment Period on Proposed HIPAA Rule

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On January 21, 2021, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) proposing modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to address standards that might impede the transition...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

More Time for Filing Comments on Proposed HIPAA Changes

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a 45-day extension of the comment period for proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The deadline for submitting comments now has been pushed from...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Will the Biden Administration Complete the "Regulatory Sprint" With HHS' Proposed HIPAA Amendments?

On January 21, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published proposed changes to the privacy rule (Privacy Rule) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This Notice of Proposed...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Learning from the Mistakes of Others: OCR Releases Audit Report

The HHS Office for Civil Rights released, at the end of last year, findings from audits it conducted in 2016 and 2017 of 166 covered entities and 41 business associates. The report represents the periodic audit that the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Key Findings & Takeaways from OCR HIPAA Audit Findings

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The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently published its findings from audits conducted in 2016 and 2017 of covered entities’ and business associates’ compliance with...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] HIPAA in 2021: Proposed Changes to the Privacy Rule - January 25th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed revisions to the HIPAA Privacy Rule that would significantly impact the day-to-day operations of HIPAA covered entities. In this...more

Buchalter

HHS Proposed HIPAA Changes: 7 Things to Know

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On December 10, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to...more

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Proposed HIPAA Regulations Would Improve Individual Patient Care and Expand Patient Rights

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Nearly two years after soliciting public suggestions to modify HIPAA rules to improve the coordination of care, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued a Proposed Rule which changes parts of the Privacy Rule...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

HHS Proposes Major Changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule

Overview - On December 10th, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced significant proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Expands Individual Access Rights and Encourages Further Sharing of PHI for Care Coordination

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On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The proposed revisions to the Privacy Rule seek...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Modifying the HIPAA Rules: The Next Leg in HHS’s Sprint to Coordinated Care

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On December 14, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking comments on potential modifications to the HIPAA Rules focused on...more

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HHS Seeking Input on HIPAA Changes

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a Request for Information (RFI) regarding how the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules could be modified to reduce regulatory burdens and to...more

Dickinson Wright

HHS Delays NPP Amendment Requirement for Laboratories Regulated Under CLIA

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Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, a Covered Entity is required to revise its notice of privacy practices (“NPP”) where there is a material change to any of its privacy policies. The HIPAA/HITECH Omnibus Final Rule (the “Omnibus...more

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Monthly Benefits Update - September 2013

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Health & Welfare Plans - Health Care Reform: FAQ Part XVI Addresses Insurance Exchange Notice and 90-Day Waiting Period Requirement. The Treasury, the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

HHS Issues Model Privacy Notices: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Just in time for the September 23, 2013, deadline for compliance with the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a set of model notices of privacy practices for health care...more

BakerHostetler

OCR Releases Model Notices of Privacy Practices

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Under the Privacy Rule, an individual has the right to adequate notice of how a covered entity may use and disclose PHI about the individual, as well as his/her rights and the covered entity’s obligations with respect to that...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

HHS Delays Require Changes to Notice of Privacy Practices for Certain Clinical Laboratories

Last week the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that it has postponed the Sept. 23, 2013, HIPAA Omnibus Rule deadline for many clinical laboratories to revise their notices of privacy practices...more

Baker Donelson

HHS Office of Civil Rights Releases Several Model Notices of Privacy Practices

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The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently released several versions of a model Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) for use by covered entity health plans and health care providers. The notices have been written specifically...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Countdown to HITECH Compliance: How to Redistribute Your Notice of Privacy Practices

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September 23, 2013 is the fast-approaching compliance deadline for the final omnibus HIPAA/HITECH rules. Many provisions required revisions to Notices of Privacy Practices (NPPs) maintained and distributed by covered...more

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