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On December 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, Subpart E (the Privacy Rule). In response to its December 2018 Request for Information (RFI) for public input on areas of potential modification to the HIPAA Rules, OCR received over 1,300 comments addressing, among other topics: modifications to promote information sharing to support value-based care; permitting family members and caregivers to receive information to assist in care coordination, particularly for individuals with substance use disorders and mental illness; and reducing the burden on covered entities imposed by certain documentation and administrative requirements.
OVERVIEW
On December 10, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with proposed modifications to the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) adopted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (collectively, HIPAA). The proposed modifications support individuals’ engagement in their care, remove barriers to coordinated care and reduce regulatory burdens in the health care industry under HHS’s Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care.
IN DEPTH
On December 10, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with proposed modifications to the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) adopted under the Health Ins