New NPRM Makes Changes Geared to Reproductive Privacy Under HIPAA

NPRM relates to reproductive privacy under HIPAA

You’ve likely heard by now that the Office for Civil Rights (the OCR) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on April 17, 2023, that makes changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to promote reproductive privacy (see the HHS Fact Sheet). The new NPRM makes changes related to uses and disclosures, and Notices of Privacy … Read more

What will the CPRA passing mean to anyone doing business with Californians?

CPRA passage california privacy act

With the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) passage (aka Prop 24), the CCPA, already strict in its interpretation of PII, expands consumer rights and places new requirements on businesses. A few loopholes close, definitions gain clarity – and it becomes even more imperative to educate and notify consumers on data use, personalization, and so forth. … Read more

The CCPA and the Iffy Territory of the “HIPAA exemption”

CCPA HIPAA exemption

A brief recap: The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) aims to give California consumers greater control over their personal information by imposing certain obligations on entities covered by the law. The CCPA takes effect January 1, 2020. And as we said in an earlier blog article, you don’t have to be a California-based business to … Read more

Who needs to comply with the CCPA? Hint: Not only California.

CCPA Who Needs to Comply

The first thing to realize about California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance is that you don’t have to be a California-based business to be affected. As of 2018, California was the world’s 5th largest economy. You’re better off to ask yourself what the chances that you’re not subject to the CCPA. US-based or global, you … Read more