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Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
OCR Announces HIPAA Enforcement Action Against Self-Funded Group Health Plan
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced a HIPAA enforcement action against an employer-sponsored group health plan. The action resulted in…
Legal Health Information Exchange
Consent at a Crossroads: Has New Jersey’s HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Standard Changed in the Era of Part 2 Reform?
The 2024 overhaul of 42 C.F.R. Part 2 reached its February 16, 2026 compliance deadline earlier this year: its consent requirements were rewritten to align more closely with HIPAA, allowing…
Benefits Law Advisor
OCR Announces HIPAA Enforcement Action Against Self-Funded Group Health Plan
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced a HIPAA enforcement action against an employer-sponsored group health plan. The action resulted in…
Iowa Healthcare Law Blog
Brick Gentry P.C. Health Law March Update
This monthly update highlights key regulatory developments, enforcement trends, and compliance issues affecting health care providers across the continuum – from solo practices to hospitals and large physician groups. Each…
Your ERISA Watch
Preemption Shields Pharmacy Benefit Managers from Tennessee’s Regulations
McKee Foods Corp. v. BFP Inc., No. 25-5416, __ F.4th __, 2026 WL 936759 (6th Cir. Apr. 7, 2026) (Before Circuit Judges McKeague, Readler, and Davis) Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
District of Maine Affirms Denial of Motion to Compel Non-Party Patient Records in Whistleblower Retaliation Case
By Hall Render
On February 23, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine (the “Court”) held that a former physician could not compel production of a nonparty minor patient’s medical…
Data Protection Report
Navigating AI compliance with HIPAA essentials
Healthcare providers are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence (AI) tools for diagnostics, documentation and operational efficiency. In fact, over the last few months, large AI platforms are now marketing AI-enabled tools directly to healthcare…
Global Policy Watch
Oklahoma Enacts Comprehensive Privacy Law
By Lindsey Tonsager, Jayne Ponder, Clare Mathias
The Governor of Oklahoma signed SB 546 into law (OKDPA), which closely tracks the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”). The law will take effect January 1, 2027. Scope and…
Covington Digital Health
CMS Finalizes HIPAA Standard for Electronic Signatures in Health Care Claims Attachments Transactions
By Anna D. Kraus, Elizabeth Brim, Kyle Falkner
On March 24, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a final rule establishing a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) standard for electronic signatures in…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Sooner State Soon to Join Consumer Privacy Patchwork
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Damon W. Silver
On March 20, 2026, Oklahoma’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 546, which establishes a consumer data privacy law for the state. Oklahoma’s law takes effect January 1, 2027. To whom…