Industry Notes: OCR Extends Comment Period on HIPAA Modifications
The feds added another 45 days to the comment period for a proposed major overhaul of the HIPAA Privacy Rule that was quietly released in December 2020.
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is giving the public until May 6 to weigh in on a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which includes substantial modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, an OCR release notes. Some of the hot topics covered in the proposal include:
Updates to HIPAA Right of Access
Emergency flexibilities
Family and caregiver access to patients’ health data
Reducing administrative burdens
“OCR anticipates a high degree...
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