Medical Information Privacy Laws

Your Rights Under HIPAA | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/guidance-materials-for-consumers/index.html

The Privacy Rule, a Federal law, gives you rights over your health information and sets rules and limits on who can look at and receive your health information. The Privacy Rule applies to all forms of individuals' protected health …

Health Information & Privacy: FERPA and HIPAA | CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/healthinformationprivacy.html

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) are two examples of federal laws …

Health Information Privacy Law and Policy | HealthIT.gov

https://www.healthit.gov/topic/health-information-privacy-law-and-policy

Most health care providers must follow the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule (Privacy Rule), a federal privacy law that sets a baseline of protection for certain individually identifiable …

Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule | HHS.gov

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/laws-regulations/index.html

Medical Privacy Laws, Explained - Consumer Reports

https://www.consumerreports.org/medical-identity-theft/medical-privacy-laws-explained-a7749327777/

The best-known law in the area of medical privacy is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA. The law spells out who can access …

Regal Medical Group Hit With Lawsuit Over December Data Breach

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/regal-medical-group-hit-with-lawsuit-over-december-data-breach

Feb. 14, 2023, 9:56 AM. COURT: C.D. Cal. TRACK DOCKET: No. 2:23-cv-01077 (Bloomberg Law Subscription) COMPANY INFO: Regal Medical Group Inc. …

Privacy and Medical Information in the Workplace

https://www.lawnow.org/privacy-and-medical-information-in-the-workplace/

Requesting medical information from employees may raise privacy issues. Employees have the right to keep their medical information confidential and private. But employers also have the right …

U.S. Privacy Laws: The Complete Guide | Varonis

https://www.varonis.com/blog/us-privacy-laws

Enacted in 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal privacy protection law that safeguards individuals’ medical …

Data brokers are now selling your mental health status - The …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/13/mental-health-data-brokers/

Capitalizing on the pandemic explosion in telehealth and therapy apps that collect details of your mental health needs, data brokers are packaging that information …

Virginia governor blocks bill banning police from seeking …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/16/virginia-governor-glenn-youngkin-extreme-bill-police-menstrual-histories

Advocates feared private health information could be used in prosecutions for abortion law violations, after a US supreme court ruling last summer overturned …