On July 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a final rule revising the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations located at 42 C.F.R. Part 2, commonly referred to as “Part 2.” Under Part 2, federally assisted substance use disorder (SUD) … Continue Reading
Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation this week to address privacy issues in the COVID-19 era. The proposal, entitled the “Exposure Notification Privacy Act,” would regulate “automated exposure notification services” developed to respond to COVID-19. This bipartisan legislation comes on the heels of dueling privacy proposals from both political parties. … Continue Reading
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker is working on draft legislation that would regulate the collection and use of health and location information in connection with efforts to track and limit the spread of COVID-19. Some key highlights of the tentatively titled “COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act” include: For the duration of the public health … Continue Reading
On April 30, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published in the Federal Register a notification of enforcement discretion indicating that it will lower the annual Civil Money Penalty (CMP) limits for three of the four penalty tiers in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act). The … Continue Reading
