Lexology June 19, 2024
Enhanced HIPAA privacy protections are scheduled to take effect for protected health information (PHI) relating to individuals’ reproductive health care on June 25, 2024.
The new rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS) modifies certain privacy and security protections provided by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its related regulations as they apply to the use and disclosure of PHI that relates to “reproductive health care” (the “HIPAA RHC Rule”). While the HIPAA RHC Rule is effective June 25, employer-sponsored group health plans, health care providers, health care clearing houses, and other covered entities, as well as their business associates (collectively, “Regulated Entities”), have until December 22, 2024,...
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