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Annual Report to Congress on HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rule Compliance

Benesch on 4/4/2024

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently published an executive summary (Report) outlining key enforcement activities of the Health Insurance Portability and...more

HHS OCR Provides Annual Report to Congress Detailing 2022 Enforcement Activities

BakerHostetler on 3/19/2024

On Feb. 16, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published its 2022 Annual Report to Congress. ...more

The Long-Awaited Part 2 Modifications Are Finalized with New Obligations for Part 2 Providers and Less Friction for Sharing...

BakerHostetler on 3/1/2024

On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a final rule modifying 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) provisions regarding the confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records. The...more

Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Regulations Modified to Align with HIPAA

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/26/2024

After more than a year since the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued the proposed changes to the...more

Entities of All Types Should Consider Commenting on the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule by August 20, 2020

Polsinelli on 6/25/2020

On May 22, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) published its decennial request for public comment (the “RFC”) on the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule (the “HBN Rule”)....more

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