HIPAA Update: 2020 and Beyond

Linda Garrett, Partner, Garrett Law LLP.

December 4, 2020

  • List two key changes impacting patient requests for “access” to their health record under 45 CFR 164.524 that resulted from the Ciox v. Azar January 23, 2020 DC District Court opinion and subsequent announcement by HHS

  • Describe three significant changes to 42 CFR Part 2 that became effective August 14, 2020, and explain the further changes that will occur on March 27, 2021 when regulations related to §3221 of the CARES Act become effective, and how those changes might impact the sharing of information by multi-disciplinary teams

  • Describe four ways that COVID-19 information may be legally disclosed pursuant to HIPAA and state law, and list three key aspects of telehealth practices and enforcement that have changed during the COVID-19 nationally declared pandemic emergency

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