Carson Lamb

Jun 5, 2024 | today.westlaw.com | Susan Atkinson |Carson Lamb

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Jun 4, 2024 | mondaq.com | Melinda Fellner |Carson Lamb |Susan Atkinson

In early 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule ("Final Rule") amending the regulations in 42 C.F.R. part 2 ("Part 2") which governs the confidentiality and privacy of substance use disorder (SUD) records. The amendments aim to bring Part 2 regulations more in line with the rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"), which governs the use and disclosure of protected health information.

May 31, 2024 | mondaq.com | Susan Atkinson |Carson Lamb |Kelly Meyers |Angela Roberts

Recent amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule strengthening the rule's protections for reproductive health care records require group health plan sponsors to update their HIPAA compliance materials by December 23, 2024. Limits on Use and Disclosure. Issued in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v.

May 17, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Carson Lamb

For the last three years, the federal government has taken considerable steps to aid providers in the fight against COVID-19. Although many of the waivers and flexibilities initiated in response to the pandemic have since expired or are in the process of being phased out, other federal agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) have taken new steps to aid the post-public health emergency (“PHE”) transition.