Pending Proposed Rule Would Make Far-Reaching Changes to HIPAA Privacy Regime | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On January 21, 2020, the far-reaching HIPAA Privacy Proposed Rule, initially released on December 10, 2020, was published in the Federal Register. 1 Despite speculation that the publication timeline would be altered when the Biden administration came into power, the Proposed Rule has not been withdrawn and the initial comment deadline remains in effect as we move into March. In the absence of a change in course by the current administration, comments will be due March 22, 2021. The Proposed Rule would affect how individuals may exer...