1. What's Changed? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued new and updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) interpreting the HIPAA Privacy Rule. These additions align with...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the Secretary (collectively, HHS) released the agencies' Final Rule governing the implementation of Section 1557 of...more
5/13/2024
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On January 3, 2018, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a final rule to revise 42 CFR Part 2, the federal regulations governing confidentiality of certain substance abuse patients'...more
1/19/2018
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