Pulse November 22, 2024
The HHS Office for Civil Rights continues to pursue enforcement actions when alleged non-compliance occurs following a right of access request. Not every settlement provides the same degree of insight or ability to follow OCR’s line of thinking though. That is the case stemming from the latest civil monetary penalty announced by OCR.
Rio Hondo CMP
On November 19, 2024, the OCR released both the Notice of Proposed Determination and the Notice of Final Determination sent to Rio Hondo Community Mental Health Center (“Rio Hondo”). For a quick background, Rio Hondo is an outpatient mental health center operated by the County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health (“LADMH”). Rio Hondo is a covered entity as defined by HIPAA, but...