OCR Proposes to Modify HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy; Comments Due June 16

OCR Proposes to Modify HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy; Comments Due June 16

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a proposed rule to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to better protect sensitive information related to reproductive health care, including abortion, and bolster patient-provider confidentiality (press release; fact sheet).   What it is. OCR proposes to strengthen protections for reproductive health… (Llamas, April 12, 2023) #Privacy, #Women’s Health