Lexology June 26, 2025
On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order declaring unlawful and vacating provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (the “Reproductive Health Rule”). The ruling applies nationwide. The decision did not affect amendments to the Notice of Privacy Practices requirements related to Part 2 substance use disorder regulations, which are still set to take effect on February 16, 2026.
The Reproductive Health Rule, published in April 2024, amended the HIPAA Privacy Rule to introduce additional protections for protected health information (“PHI”) related to reproductive heath care. The Rule prohibited HIPAA-regulated entities from disclosing PHI to persons involved in conducting criminal, civil, or administrative investigations into individuals...
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