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The Final Rule: Protection of Reproductive Health Information …

WEBOn April 26, 2024, just one year after issuing its proposed rule, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule on …

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Connecticut’s New Law Protecting Reproductive

WEBEffective July 1, 2022, Connecticut’s Reproductive Freedom Act (PA 22-19) expands access to abortion, enhances protections for reproductive healthcare records …

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OCR Issues Guidance on Audio-Only Telehealth

WEBOCR’s guidance is important for more purposes than audio-only telehealth services. It confirms that OCR will treat newer telecommunications technologies …

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Health Care Providers: Take Note of Changes to Breach Reporting

WEBOn October 1, 2021, major changes to Connecticut’s electronic data breach statute take effect. Those changes will affect health care providers’ reporting obligations …

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Telehealth by Telephone in Connecticut: A Provider’s Guide

WEBIn 2015, Connecticut adopted a telehealth statute, which permits the delivery of certain healthcare services through video and audio communication systems, but specifically …

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CT DSS Announces that Medicaid will Cover Telehealth Services …

WEBIn addition to covering telehealth delivered via telephone, DSS added certain children’s behavioral health services and announced that opioid treatment programs …

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HIPAA Enforcement 2023: A Year in Review

WEBAlso, there were no dentists in the 2023 resolutions. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced 13 HIPAA …

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Connie: Important Changes to CT’s Law are Coming!

WEBPosted on May 8, 2024 by Dena M. Castricone, CIPP/US, CIPM. Within the last week, both chambers of the Connecticut Legislature passed Senate Bill 1, which includes provisions …

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Connie: CT’s Health Information Exchange and Providers’ …

WEBCT’s HIE: Connie. The state established a separate non-profit legal entity, Health Information Alliance, Inc., to operate Connecticut’s HIE, known as “Connie.”. …

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HIPAA’s Treatment Exception Permits Sharing with Certain Non …

WEBOCR Kicks off its 2021 HIPAA Enforcement Year with Another Right of Access Settlement

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Connie: Update and What to Expect in 2024

WEBIt’s been quite the year! Last year’s blog post on Connie was subject to five revisions between December and April, reflecting the challenges of gathering accurate …

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CT Medicaid Providers Must Contend with Certain Telehealth …

WEBOn March 27, 2023, Connecticut’s Department of Social Services (CT DSS) published post-pandemic guidance regarding the delivery of telehealth services. …

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Hours Before the PHE’s End, CT DSS Revises Telehealth Guidance

WEBIt’s been a week filled with last-minute government pivots to avoid interruptions of care. Literally less than 12 hours before the end of the public health …

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Business Associates: Excelling in HIPAA Compliance is Good for …

WEBOperational challenges abound in the healthcare industry. This creates opportunities for technology companies, consultants and others to offer supportive …

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Part I: Changes to 42 CFR Part 2

WEBIn the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Congress amended the federal law protecting the confidentiality of substance use …

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Consumer Health Data Protections Added to CT’s Data Privacy Act

WEBThe Act broadly defines consumer health data as “any personal data that a controller uses to identify a consumer’s physical or mental health condition or diagnosis, …

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OCR Strikes Again: Another HIPAA Right of Access Settlement

WEBOn December 15, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its 17th HIPAA Right of Access settlement of the year. Overall, …

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Connecticut Makes Significant Changes to its Data Breach Statute

WEBWritten in collaboration with Nathaly Tamayo, JD. Late in the legislative session, both the Connecticut House and Senate passed House Bill 5310 (now Public …

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