C&M Health Law

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Earlier this week, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that proposes to make sweeping changes to regulations at 42 C.F.R. part 2 (“Part 2”) governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder (“SUD”) records. CARES Act Amendments.

Governance 52

Governance HIPAA Compliance Health Services Administration 52

Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

The Ryan Haight Act amendments were not designed with the current state of the industry in mind, and as such do not contemplate how the practice of telemedicine has developed and expanded in recent years to accommodate a range of physical and mental health treatments. 21 U.S.C. § 802(17).

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Telemedicine COVID-19 FDA Compliance 52

HIPAA Journal

MAY 12, 2023

The proposed changes – if finalized – will not only impact HIPAA compliance , but other federal Rules that govern uses and disclosures of PHI (i.e., Update to CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule In 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule.

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HIPAA Compliance Health Services Administration Medicare 62

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was signed into law in 1996 and while there have been some significant HIPAA updates over the last two decades, the last set of major HIPAA updates occurred in 2013 with the introduction of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule. It is now 10 years since the last major HIPAA update took effect.

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HIPAA COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Compliance 107

C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

trillion spending package, which consists of all 12 fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills and funds the federal government through September 30, 2023, provides additional assistance to Ukraine, and makes numerous health care policy changes. 117-164 ) (the “Act”)—an approximately $1.7

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