The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a proposed rule to better protect electronic health data from cybersecurity threats. The proposed rule would apply to health plans, healthcare...more
Employers will soon see the national debate about abortion popping up in some unexpected places: the HIPAA privacy policies and procedures and notices of privacy practices they use for their health benefit plans....more
5/6/2024
/ Abortion ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Compliance ,
Covered Entities ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Notice Requirements ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Substance Abuse
On February 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a new, final version of their guidance for...more
2/26/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Final Guidance ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
NIST ,
OCR ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management
An employer’s response to COVID-19 involves numerous privacy issues. Below are some answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about these issues within the United States and globally, based on laws such as the Americans...more
In This Issue:
- Immigration. Washington takes the first step toward immigration reform.
- State Round-Up. Learn about the latest employment law news in your state.
- Traditional. Wade Fricke and Matthew Kelley...more
4/19/2013
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
H-1B ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Immigration Reform ,
L-1 Visas ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Illness ,
PHI ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Right to Work ,
Visas
Today’s post focuses on the treatment of genetic information under the new regulations for the Privacy and Security Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Ogletree Deakins has...more
Four years ago, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) introduced major revisions to the Privacy and Security Rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of...more