On April 26, 2024, almost a year after issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Privacy Rule, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) finalized the HIPAA Privacy Rule to...more
6/19/2024
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Covered Entities ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
OCR ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues
On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a significant and controversial ruling that gave personhood status to unimplanted human embryos—a decision with considerable implications for in vitro fertilization...more
On April 17, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Standards for Privacy for Individually Identifiable...more
8/11/2023
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
EMTALA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
HITECH Act ,
NPRM ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Subpoenas ,
Warrants
Laws on abortion vary from state to state, and may affect fertility services, selective-reduction procedures, and genetic testing. In providing services, clinics and physicians will need to navigate a patchwork of...more
Millions of women use reproductive health applications (or “apps”) to track menstrual cycles, ovulation, and pregnancy. These apps provide women that use the rhythm method for birth control and women seeking to become...more
7/19/2022
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Business Associates ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Mobile Apps ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology Sector
Can human reproductive tissue (“HRT”) held by a fertility clinic serve as collateral for a loan to (or investment in) the fertility clinic? In short, the scope and extent of governmental regulation addressing the sale of or...more
7/15/2022
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Collateral ,
Consideration ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Organ Donation ,
Organ Transplant Centers ,
Perfected Security Interest ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Secured Debt ,
State and Local Government ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)