Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response
Guidance from the Office for Civil Rights
35993
From the OCR: The Privacy Rule protects individually identifiable health information from unauthorized or impermissible uses and disclosures. The Rule is carefully designed to protect the privacy of health information, while...
Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During Declared Emergency
Guidance from the Office for Civil Rights
38289
From the OCR: Severe disasters – such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria – impose additional challenges on health care providers....