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OCR Relaxes HIPAA Rules for COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Sites

By Wakaba Tessier & Erica M. Ash on April 10, 2020
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it will refrain from imposing penalties for violations of HIPAA for covered entities or business associates participating, in good faith, in the operation of COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Sites during the nationwide public health emergency. The notice related to the relaxation of HIPAA rules comes on the heels of pharmacies, such as CVS and Walgreens, taking on a more active and critical role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Our healthcare team synthesizes what the waiver does and does not include in this post on our Healthcare Law Insights blog.

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Wakaba’s work requires mastery not just of the law but also the rapidly changing healthcare marketplace and its many regulations. She focuses on the unique issues faced by specialty pharmacies, such as licensing and other compliance challenges.

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Erica helps healthcare clients navigate regulatory matters so they can get back to the business of patient care. She assists clients with compliance, transactional and licensure matters, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement procedures, Stark Law

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Erica helps healthcare clients navigate regulatory matters so they can get back to the business of patient care. She assists clients with compliance, transactional and licensure matters, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement procedures, Stark Law compliance, and fraud, waste and abuse issues.

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