Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On April 17, 2023, the Washington State House concurred to the Washington State Senate’s amendments to Washington State House Bill 1155, the My Health My Data Act (the “Act”), clearing the Act’s way to Governor Jay Inslee for a final signature. If enacted, the Act would be the first comprehensive consumer health…
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Washington Legislature Passes My Health My Data Act
David P. Saunders, Alya Sulaiman, Sam Siegfried, and Austin Mooney of McDermott Will & Emery write: Washington State’s My Health My Data Act (the Act), which is working its way through the reconciliation process after the Washington Senate and House passed different versions of the Act, is ultimately expected to be signed into law by…
HHS Proposes Measures to Bolster Patient-Provider Confidentiality Around Reproductive Health Care
The Department’s Office for Civil Rights seeks to strengthen HIPAA privacy rule Today, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to strengthen Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule protections by prohibiting the use or disclosure of protected…
HHS Office for Civil Rights Announces the Expiration of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency HIPAA Notifications of Enforcement Discretion
Notifications of Enforcement Discretion expire at 11:59 pm on May 11, 2023 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announces that the Notifications of Enforcement Discretion issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health…