In an article published in Healthcare Risk Management, Claire O’Brien was featured explaining the new HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Healthcare Privacy.
O’Brien discusses the rule’s new definition to HIPAA regulations, which now broadly covers care that affects the health of an individual “in all matters relating to the reproductive system.”
She notes that some aspects of the rule will reduce compliance challenges, as it permits covered entities to presume that reproductive healthcare provided by another person or entity is lawful.
O’Brien concludes that “covered entities should revise their policies and procedures to ensure they have processes in place to identify requests for protected health information…This may include confirming that existing business associate agreements contain language reflecting the new rule.”
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