On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling in Purl v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, vacating most of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for...more
8/1/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Notice of Privacy Practices ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Vacated
On November 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) proposed sweeping changes to the rules that govern use and disclosure of protected health information (“PHI”) about patients receiving substance...more
1/23/2023
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
HITECH Act ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Patient Rights ,
Penalties ,
PHI ,
Proposed Rules ,
Substance Abuse
On March 8, 2021, the Arizona Supreme Court held in Shepherd v. Costco1 that the plaintiff, Greg Shepherd, was permitted to bring a negligence claim for wrongful disclosure of medical information and that the Health Insurance...more