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Get a HIPAA Release and Powers of Attorney for your College-age Family Members

08/17/202012/22/2016 by Report from Counsel

If you have a child, grandchild or loved one who is away at college, you should be aware that the federal medical privacy rules (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 – “HIPAA”) apply to him or her. Once your child turns 18, the federal HIPAA law says that you can no longer have … Read more

Government steps up audits of health care privacy

08/17/202009/06/2016 by Report from Counsel

The federal government has begun a much more intensive program of auditing health care providers for violations of HIPAA, the federal law that protects patients’ privacy. For the first time, the government will be auditing not only health care providers but also related businesses to whom patients’ information might be disclosed – including third-party administrators, … Read more

New HIPAA Rule

08/17/202007/01/2013 by Report from Counsel

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a new rule concerning privacy and security for health information, to take into account changes that have occurred in health care since enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. Some of the key features in the 563-page final rule are outlined below.

Privacy notices given by covered entities, such as health-care providers and health plans, must now include a statement about a patient’s right to restrict the disclosure of his or her health information when paying out of pocket for the service.