Penalties, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), HIPAA Privacy Rule

Former OCR Director Fontes Rainer Reflects On ‘Imperfect’ RSP Law, Urges Final Security Reg

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 5/12/2025

In October, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) fined Providence Medical Institute (PMI) $240,000, an amount that reflected a 20% discount for having “recognized security practices” (RSPs) in place. But many more covered...more

Avoiding HIPAA Penalties: A Checklist for Covered Entities

Holland & Hart LLP on 5/30/2024

The HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules apply to healthcare providers who engage in certain electronic transactions, healthcare clearinghouses, and health plans, including employee group health plans with...more

Revised Privacy Rule May Not Emerge for Two Years; Info Blocking Penalty Regulation Published

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 7/17/2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 7 (July 2023) In two public talks this spring, Melanie Fontes Rainer, director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), said completing the 2021 proposed regulation extensively...more

A HIPAA Privacy Notice A Day Keeps The Doctor Away (And Out Of Trouble)

DarrowEverett LLP on 1/26/2023

The start of 2023 has brought with it significant changes to data privacy – new state laws concerning data privacy came into effect January 1 (the California Privacy Rights Act and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act),...more

HHS Proposed Changes To Part 2 Rules To Align With HIPAA Privacy Rules

Snell & Wilmer on 1/23/2023

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

Congress Passes Bill to Mitigate Penalties for Potential HIPAA Violations

WilmerHale on 12/23/2020

On December 19, the Senate passed H.R.7898, which the House of Representatives had previously passed on December 9. This law amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to require...more

HIPAA Right to Access Failures – Continued Penalties for Providers

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 9/25/2020

Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, individuals have a right to timely access their medical records at a reasonable cost. With some exceptions, a health care provider must provide those records without reasonable delay and within...more

Limited Suspension of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During National Emergency

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care on 4/21/2020

In response to President Trump's declaration of a national emergency concerning COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a limited waiver of sanctions and penalties against covered hospitals...more

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