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

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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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

OCR: CEs May Offer COVID-19 Patient 'List' to First Responders

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 4 (April 2020) In new guidance, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has authorized hospitals and other covered entities (CEs) that may be faced with demands from first responders and law...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

OCR Issues Guidance Related To Disclosures To Law Enforcement, Paramedics, Other First Responders And Public Health Authorities...

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On March 17, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance related to how Covered Entities can comply with HIPAA and the Privacy Rule and still disclose protected health...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: Implications for Health Care

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The coronavirus (provisionally named SARS-CoV-2, with its disease being named COVID-19) has now been documented in more than 100 countries and territories. Over 120,000 cases have now been documented across the globe,...more

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