Lexology June 30, 2025
On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order in Purl v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, No. 2:24-CV-228-Z (N.D. Tex. 2025) (the June 18 Order) that vacated recent modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule intended to strengthen reproductive healthcare privacy. In light of this decision, Covered Entities and their Business Associates (Regulated Entities) should consider unwinding any measures they have taken to comply with those HIPAA Privacy Rule modifications. We dive into the details below.
Background
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022), the Supreme Court overturned its landmark decision of Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S....
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