News & Analysis as of

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) New York

Alston & Bird

New York Passes Health Privacy Law – Your Questions Answered

Alston & Bird on

The New York State legislature passed the Health Information Privacy Act (“NYHIPA”) on January 22, 2025, marking the second state to introduce a comprehensive consumer health data law. If passed, the NYHIPA imposes more...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New York’s Health Information Privacy Act Poised to Become the Latest in a Growing Trend of State Data Privacy Laws

Epstein Becker & Green on

New York State appears poised to become the fourth state to explicitly regulate consumer health data not covered by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York’s Health Information Privacy Act: A Turning Point for Digital Health or a Roadblock to Innovation?

The proposed New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), currently awaiting Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature, represents a major step in the state’s approach to protecting personal health data in the digital age. At...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New York Poised to Transform Health Data Privacy

Holland & Knight LLP on

New York lawmakers have passed a groundbreaking health privacy bill, the New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA or the Act), which could significantly redefine how entities handle health-related data. The Act, which...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New York Legislature Passes Health Information Privacy Bill

Husch Blackwell LLP on

Last week, the New York legislature passed the New York Health Information Privacy Act (S 929) (the “Act”). If signed into law, the Act will add New York to the list of states that have enacted consumer health data-specific...more

Clark Hill PLC

New York Senate Passes Landmark Health Privacy Bill S-929

Clark Hill PLC on

On Jan. 21, the New York Senate approved a groundbreaking health privacy bill, S-929. The legislation, modeled on Washington state’s My Health My Data Act, aims to extend protections over personal health information beyond...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New York’s Proposed Health Information Privacy Act Takes Aim at Digital Health Companies

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), if enacted, could create a chilling effect on patient access and engagement to readily available digital health care services relied upon by New Yorkers. Digital health...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New York State Department of Health Adopts Hospital Cybersecurity Regulations

Husch Blackwell LLP on

In November 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced proposed regulations that would be the first state regulations for hospitals in New York. The governor described the proposed regulation as a “nation-leading...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

New York Focuses on Healthcare Cybersecurity: Recent Regulatory and Enforcement Activities

The healthcare sector has seen an alarming uptick in cybersecurity incidents, including ransomware attacks, in recent years. In response to these cybersecurity threats, New York State is ramping-up efforts to protect patient...more

Jones Day

New York Imposes Stringent Cybersecurity and Cyber Incident Reporting Obligations on Hospitals

Jones Day on

New York recently passed new cybersecurity regulations for hospitals licensed in New York to enhance patient safety and cybersecurity....more

Goldberg Segalla

Fraud Doesn't Pay in New York – August 2024 Update

Goldberg Segalla on

As a part of our Quarterly Practice Group Update, we are pleased to produce our latest installment of our continued success in fraud litigation. This report was originally conceptualized three years ago as a one-time...more

Jones Day

New York Governor Proposes Stringent Cybersecurity Regulations for Hospitals

Jones Day on

New York is the first state to propose cybersecurity requirements for all hospitals operating in the state to address patient safety and other cybersecurity related issues....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

New York State Prepares to Regulate Hospital Cybersecurity Programs

On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to regulate cybersecurity for New York general hospitals regulated under Article 28 of the Public Health Law. As proposed, the regulations will provide an additional...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New York Wants Comprehensive Cybersecurity Plans for Hospitals by February 2025

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on

New York Gov Kathy Hochul is touting her proposed statewide cybersecurity regulations for hospitals and health systems as “nation-leading,” and, if approved, those entities will have until February 2025 to comply with the new...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New York Governor Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for NY Hospitals

On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul released proposed cybersecurity regulations applicable to all hospitals located within the state of New York. The Governor has included $500 million in grant funding in her FY24...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Public Health Emergency Ends: Guidance from New York’s Office of Mental Health

The COVID-19 Federal Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) is scheduled to end on May 11, 2023. With the end of the PHE, a number of the federal and New York state agencies’ regulatory flexibilities put into effect during the PHE...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

NYAG Issues Fine Against Law Firm for Data Breach

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on March 27, 2023 that she had levied a fine against law firm Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach LLP for failing to secure personal and health information of clients exposing the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

States Catch Health Care Entities Taking the Bait in Phishing Attacks

The State Attorneys General in New York and New Jersey recently settled with four companies over alleged HIPAA noncompliance following phishing attacks. The New Jersey settlements were brought against three NJ-based cancer...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Is New York Next? A Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Bill Reintroduced

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

On May 13th, New York State Senator Kevin Thomas, Chair of NY’s Consumer Protection Committee, reintroduced the New York Privacy Act (“NYPA”), a comprehensive consumer privacy law similar in kind to the California Consumer...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New Year Brings New Privacy Proposals Affecting New York Businesses

Rivkin Radler LLP on

At the start of the 2021-2022 legislative session, the New York state legislature proposed a raft of new regulations related to data privacy which may create challenges for entities doing business in the state. We expect that...more

20 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide