Lexology July 30, 2024
Changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) will require stakeholders across the health care industry to update their internal policies and procedures—and in some cases their business associate agreements—relating to the use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for specific purposes connected to reproductive health. The compliance date for implementing these new requirements under the HIPAA Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (“Final Rule”) is December 23, 2024. Notices of Privacy Practices (NPPs) must also be revised, and that compliance date is February 16, 2026.
The Final Rule, which took effect on June 25, 2024, was adopted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to recent changes...
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