Pulse December 24, 2024
2024 cannot end without a further wrinkle on the HIPAA front. Earlier in the year, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) in the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) modified the HIPAA Privacy Rule by adding language specific to reproductive health care and reproductive health care services (the “2024 Modifications”). A court in Texas has now granted a preliminary injunction to one covered entity so it does not need to comply with the 2024 Modifications. The key is that the preliminary injunction is not nationwide, but limited solely to the party in the lawsuit.
What are the 2024 Modifications?
The 2024 Modifications were proposed and finalized directly in response to the changing legal landscape, on both the federal and...
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