HHS: HIPAA Privacy Rule To Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

Federal Register

Apr 26, 2024

Notice of final rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) modifying the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule). This rule limits the circumstances in which provisions of the Privacy Rule permit the use or disclosure of an individual's protected health information (PHI) about reproductive healthcare for certain non-healthcare purposes that could be detrimental to privacy of the individual or another person or the individual's trust in their healthcare providers. This rule is effective June 25, 2024.

Health information technology · Legislation and regulations · Patient privacy · Sexual and reproductive health