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- The Final Rule strengthens privacy protections for medical records and health information for women, their family members, and doctors who are seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating lawful reproductive health care.
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Feb 8, 2024 · The final rule includes the following modifications to Part 2 that were proposed in the NPRM: Patient Consent Allows a single consent for all future uses and disclosures for treatment, payment, and health care operations.
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Apr 22, 2024 · This Final Rule is one of many actions taken by HHS to protect access to and privacy of reproductive health care after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that has led to extreme state abortion bans and other restrictions on reproductive freedom in 21 states. The Final Rule also supports President ...
On February 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released a Final Rule (“the 2024 Final Rule” or “Final Rule”) to amend confidentiality requirements for substance use disorder (“SUD”) patient records under 42 C.F.R. Part 2, pursuant to changes to the underlying statute at 42 U.S.C. § 290dd–2 that ...
Feb 9, 2024 · The final rule gives patients new rights to obtain an “accounting of disclosures,” request restrictions on certain disclosures, and opt out of receiving fundraising communications, as is the case under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Feb 20, 2024 · Under the final rule, organizations arguably will need to track three categories of health data: (1) PHI under HIPAA; (2) PHI that is subject to the full restrictions of the Part 2 Rule; and (3) PHI for which the patient has provided TPO consent, which can mostly be treated like PHI under HIPAA, but which is subject to additional restrictions ...
Feb 8, 2024 · Specifically, today’s final rule increases coordination among providers treating patients for SUDs, strengthens confidentiality protections through civil enforcement, and enhances integration of behavioral health information with other medical records to improve patient health outcomes.
