Introduction and Summary – HHS issued a final rule modernizing 42 CFR Part 2 to implement the CARES Act and more closely align with HIPAA’s Privacy, Breach Notification, and Enforcement frameworks. The rule permits a single, prospective consent for Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations (TPO), expands HIPAA-consistent redisclosure permissions, amends notice of privacy practices requirements, and adopts HIPAA-style enforcement and breach notification for Part 2 programs….
By: Baker Donelson
By: Baker Donelson
