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New Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule: Key Compliance Steps and Dates

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and subsequent state abortion bans, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a...more

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New 2024 rules require providers to update HIPAA privacy policies and notices

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Earlier this year, federal agencies teamed up to issue two rules that will require healthcare providers to update certain policies related to the use and disclosure of health information and to update their Notice of Privacy...more

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New Rules Relating to Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records

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On April 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule modifying the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records (the Final Rule) codified at 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (Part 2)....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

New Rules Aim to Treat Substance Abuse Records Like Other HIPAA-Protected Health ‎Information

The rules will take effect on April 16. For years, health systems and health care providers have struggled to make sense of the rules that govern the use and disclosure of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records. In...more

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HHS Finalizes New Rules Seeking Interoperability for Electronic Health Information

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On March 9, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued two new sets of rules under the 21st Century Cures Act designed to provide patients with more control over their health care data. With...more

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New HHS Rules Give Patients ‘Unprecedented’ Digital Access to Their Own Health Data but May Put Privacy at Risk

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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued what it calls “transformative” rules that will govern how healthcare providers, insurers and technology vendors must design their systems to give...more

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Healthcare Enforcement Quarterly Roundup | Q2 2019

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In this second installment of the Healthcare Enforcement Quarterly Roundup for 2019, we cover several topics that have persisted over the past few years and identify new issues that will shape the scope of enforcement efforts...more

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