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Federal Court Vacates 2024 HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule: Key Impacts for Covered Entities and NPP Compliance

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On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision in Carmen Purl, et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al., vacating nearly all of the 2024 HIPAA...more

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Texas Judge Strikes Down HIPAA’s Reproductive Health Amendment

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Last month, Judge Matthew Kaszmaryk of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, in Purl v. United Stated Department of Health and Human Services, No. 2:24-cv-00228-Z (N.D. Tex Jun. 18, 2025) struck down nearly all...more

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Enforcement of the HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Privacy Rule Vacated Nationwide

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On June 18, 2025, a federal district court in Texas vacated a significant portion of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (“Final Rule”), which was implemented on April 24, 2024, on a nationwide...more

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U.S. District Court Ruling Vacates HIPAA Final Rule that Strengthened Privacy Protections for Reproductive Health Information

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On June 18, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Amarillo Division issued an opinion, Purl v. Department of Health and Human Services, declaring the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

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Nationwide Impact: HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Privacy Rule Vacated

On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas invalidated provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule To Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (2024 Rule) in the case of Purl v. United States Dep’t...more

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Texas District Court Vacates HIPAA Reproductive Healthcare Rule

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On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order to vacate a large portion of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive...more

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Federal Court Halts HIPAA Reproductive Health Amendments - Substance Use Disorder Rule (Part 2) Stands

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On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Purl v. HHS halting enforcement of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) April 2024...more

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Reproductive Healthcare Privacy Final Rule Vacated by Texas Court

The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas on June 18, 2025 vacated portions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (2024 Final Rule) related to reproductive healthcare privacy....more

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HIPAA Reproductive Health Rule Vacated Nationally

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A federal judge in Texas has vacated almost all of the 2024 HIPAA Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy that created special protections for reproductive health care information, finding that the U.S. Department of...more

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HIPAA Attestation Requirement Is No More

On June 18, 2025, in Purl v. U.S. Dep't of Health and Human Services, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated the 2024 amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule that enhanced certain privacy protections...more

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Reproductive Healthcare Privacy Rule Struck Down Nationwide by Texas Judge: What Providers and Employer-Sponsored Health Plans...

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A federal judge in Texas just tossed out Biden-era reproductive healthcare privacy protections, halting a 2024 final rule with nationwide effect. The rule, which largely took effect in December and created new HIPAA privacy...more

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HIPAA’s 2024 Reproductive Health Rule is Vacated Nationwide - One Year After Going Into Effect

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On June 18, 2025, a Texas court issued a ruling that vacated, on a nationwide basis, the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (the “Reproductive Health Rule”), just one year after the rule went into...more

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HIPAA's Reproductive Health Rule Is Vacated Nationally

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on June 18, 2025, issued an order vacating the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy, published on April 26, 2024, which amended the Health...more

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HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Privacy - New Administration Evaluating Its Position

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As the Trump administration stakes dramatically new positions on matters across the federal government, we are waiting to learn its view on the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule,...more

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New Administration Outlook: Trump Orders and the Impact on Reproductive Healthcare

On January 24, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order, titled "Enforcing the Hyde Amendment," revoking President Biden's two Executive Orders 14076 (July 8, 2022) and 14079 (August 3, 2022) that federally protected...more

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Biden Administration Finalizes Its Last Changes To Health Data Interoperability and Information Blocking Regulations

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In December 2024, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ASTP/ONC”) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published two...more

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Compliance Eve Ends with HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule Order out of Texas: But is it a Gift or Lump of Coal for Regulated...

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December 23, 2024, was the compliance deadline for HIPAA covered entities and business associates to apply the protections of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule—that is all covered...more

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HIPAA Reproductive Privacy Rule Takes Effect Amid Legal and Political Uncertainties

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As of December 23, health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates (collectively, regulated entities) must comply with new reproductive health care privacy...more

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HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Amendments: Compliance in an Uncertain Enforcement Landscape

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The amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule designed to protect reproductive health care information (Amendments) are under legal challenge as the compliance date quickly approaches. As discussed in more detail in our...more

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HIPAA Reproductive Healthcare Privacy – Recent Settlement Related to Privacy Rule Violation and Reminder of December 2024 Privacy...

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Last week, HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a Pennsylvania provider (the Provider) concerning an alleged violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Specifically, the Provider impermissibly disclosed a...more

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HIPAA Rule Strengthening the Privacy of Reproductive Health Care Services Takes Effect December 23rd

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On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights announced its final rule entitled “HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy” (the “Reproductive Health Care...more

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End of Year Compliance Updates

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On June 25, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the HIPAA Privacy Rule To Support Reproductive Health Care (the “HIPAA Final Rule”) aimed at strengthening privacy...more

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Uncertainty on Health Care Rules Amid Administration Change

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In recent months, several changes to healthcare rules regulations focusing on reproductive health care have been introduced. These include (1) privacy protections for reproductive health data under HIPAA, (2) expanding access...more

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Just Say No!  HIPAA and Requests for Reproductive Health Information

On April 22, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights issued a Final Rule titled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (2024 Final Privacy Rule). Originally Published by the American Bar Association....more

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Ep. 37 – Updating HIPAA Policies to Address HHS’ New Reproductive Health Care Rule

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Effective December 23, 2024, HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates will be required to comply with new restrictions on how protected health information may be used and disclosed for certain purposes relating to...more

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