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WEBOn December 21, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in the case of Krankenversicherung Nordrhein (C-667/21) in which it …

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FTC Issues Guidance Clarifying Scope of Its Health Breach …

WEBOn September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission issued a Policy Statement to clarify the scope of the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule (the “Rule”) as it relates to …

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HHS Office for Civil Rights Publishes Cybersecurity Resource for …

WEBOn February 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) …

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Article 29 Working Party Clarifies Scope of Health Data Processed …

WEBOn February 5, 2015, the Article 29 Working Party published a letter that responds to a request of the European Commission to clarify the scope of health data processed by …

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HHS Issues Final Omnibus Rule Modifying HIPAA Privacy, Security

WEBOn January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a Final Rule modifying the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules, as well as the

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HHS Publishes Guidance on How to De-Identify Protected Health

WEBOn November 26, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights published guidance on the two methods for de-identifying protected health

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HHS Targets Small Behavioral Health Clinic for HIPAA Violations

WEBOn February 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights entered into a resolution agreement and corrective action plan with Green Ridge …

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HHS Issues NPRM to Strengthen Protections under HIPAA for …

WEBOn April 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to modify protections under the Health …

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HHS Announces First HIPAA Settlement Agreement Involving …

WEBOn October 31, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the issuance of a settlement agreement with Doctors’ Management …

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FTC Releases Updated Mobile Health App Compliance Tool

WEBOn December 7, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission released an updated Mobile Health App Interactive Tool to help developers determine what federal laws and regulations …

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BNA’s Health Law Reporter

WEBvolving fewer than 500 affected individuals. In March 2012, OCR levied its first civil penalty resulting from a breach of unsecured PHI. BlueCross Blue Shield of Ten-

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OCR Settles Largest HIPAA Violation Against a Single Covered Entity

WEBOn August 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) entered into a resolution agreement with Advocate Health Care Network …

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Connecticut and Nevada Legislatures Pass Health Data Laws

WEBOn June 2 and June 5, 2023, the Connecticut and Nevada state legislatures, respectively, voted in favor of sending legislation to their governors for signature that would impose …

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UK Information Commissioner Asks Organizations to "Deliver the …

WEBOn March 3, 2010, the UK Information Commissioner launched a report on the "Privacy Dividend" (the “Report”), which outlines the business case for

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CVS Pays $2.25 Million in Record HIPAA Settlement

WEBCVS Pharmacy (“CVS”), reportedly the largest retail pharmacy chain, has agreed to pay the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) $2.25 million and …

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OCR Settles Two Key HIPAA Privacy Rule Cases Involving X-Rays …

WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights recently announced resolution agreements with Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, P.A., and …

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Employers Take Note: NLRB Provides Guidance for Social Media …

WEBAs reported in the Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives Blog, on August 18, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board's Acting General Counsel issued a report …

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New California Laws Enhance Reproductive Health Privacy …

WEBOn September 27, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a pair of bills designed to prevent medical information and other data held by California …

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Texas Amends Breach Notification Law to Require Public …

WEBOn June 14, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 3746, a bill amending Texas’s data breach notification law.Texas’s breach notification law requires notice to affected …

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French Highest Court Rejects Temporary Suspension of France’s …

WEBOn October 13, 2020, France’s highest administrative court (the “Conseil d’État”) issued a summary judgment that rejected a request for the suspension of France’s centralized …

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Cybersecurity Rules for Insurance Companies to Take Effect in …

WEBNew cybersecurity rules for insurance companies licensed in South Carolina are set to take effect in part on January 1, 2019. The new law is the first in the United …

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New Jersey Becomes 14th State to Enact a Comprehensive State …

WEBOn January 16, 2024, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Bill 332, making New Jersey the 14 th state with a comprehensive state privacy law. The law is set to take effect in …

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