HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) called for the Part 2 regulations to be more closely aligned with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules. The compliance date has been set as 2 years from the date of publication.

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HIPAA Health Services Administration Compliance Health Insurance 56

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.

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HIPAA COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Compliance 107

C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

Notably, the Act neither fulfilled the Biden Administration’s request for additional COVID-19 response funding nor included the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge In Vitro Clinical Test (IVCT) Development (VALID) Act, which proposed updating the current diagnostic testing regulatory framework. The enhanced FMAP will fully sunset by January 2024.

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Medicaid Medicaid Medicare Medicare 104