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Appeals Dropped of Decision Vacating HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule, Confirming Apparent End of the Rule and Attestation Requirement

By Conor Duffy & Guest Contributor on September 18, 2025

Posted in Academic Medical Centers, Government Enforcement, Health Information Exchanges and Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), Health Policy, HIPAA, Hospitals and Health Systems, Legislation, Pharmacy Law, Physicians and Allied Health Professionals, Privacy and Security

This post was co-authored with Ivy Miller, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Ivy is admitted to practice in Massachusetts.

On September 10, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal of the federal court ruling vacating key provisions of the HIPAA reproductive health care regulations, which appears to signal the end…

HHS Seeks to Strengthen Protections of Reproductive Health Information with Proposed Changes to HIPAA

By Conor Duffy & Guest Contributor on April 17, 2023

Posted in Academic Medical Centers, Government Enforcement, Health Information Exchanges and Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), Health Policy, HIPAA, Hospitals and Health Systems, Legislation, Physicians and Allied Health Professionals, Privacy and Security

On April 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) that seeks to enhance safeguards of reproductive health care information through changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. The proposal is intended to align with President Biden’s Executive Order…

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Appeals Dropped of Decision Vacating HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule, Confirming Apparent End of the Rule and Attestation Requirement

HHS Seeks to Strengthen Protections of Reproductive Health Information with Proposed Changes to HIPAA

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