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The HHS Office for Civil Rights has sent to the Office of Management and Budget a proposed rule to lift legal barriers related to the HIPAA privacy rule that may prevent states from reporting mental health information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check. […] * “If an individual is prohibited from purchasing a firearm…

I came across this press release from inVentiv Health and think it’s of interest because of the intersection of privacy and protected speech: Adheris, Inc., an inVentiv Health company, filed suit today against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking a federal court to enjoin the government from implementing a new regulation that…

Legislation introduced by State Representative La Shawn K. Ford (D-Chicago) which protects the privacy of students who have HIV was signed into law today by Governor Pat Quinn. Previously, if a student was infected with HIV, the Illinois Department of Public Health or a local health department was required to report the student’s HIV status…

Scott F. Roberts briefly overviews the HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and FTC risks physicians may run if they store patients’ credit card data. Read more on National Law Review.  

V. John Ella writes: North Dakota has amended its data breach notification law to include “medical information” and “health insurance information.” See N.D. Century Code, Section 51-30-01.  Amendments to the law also provide an exemption for HIPAA  covered entities, business associates, or subcontractors so long as they are in compliance with breach notification requirements under title 45, Code…

Amy Woolvett reports: One of the largest medical privacy breaches in recent Canadian history could see almost 700 patients sue South West Health. A Supreme Court judge has given the okay to proceed with a class action lawsuit over the health authority’s patient information leak. In April 2012, South West Health learned that an employee…