The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, widely known as HIPAA, is a federal law that restricts the release of medical information without a person’s consent. However, there ...

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Paxton filed the lawsuit in September 2024 arguing that Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration illegally created a rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act barring ...

The federal HIPAA law protects patient privacy, but some say it can shut out family members trying to help relatives who are experiencing mental health crises. A visit to a doctor's office often means ...

A recent decision from the Connecticut Supreme Court holds that HIPAA does not preempt state law negligence actions, and suggests state courts can look to federal HIPAA regulations as a guide to ...

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), generally speaking, is a federal law that was passed in 1996, the purpose of which is to protect the personal health ...

Some agencies and pharmaceutical marketers believe that HIPAA-compliant solutions automatically meet all the latest privacy regulations. But, new consumer privacy state laws apply to the average ...