Privacy Law Matters Blog
Updates from the Hintze team on the latest developments in privacy and data security law.
In ‘Holy Redeemer’ Settlement Agreement, OCR Continues to Prioritize Privacy Protections for Reproductive Health Information
December 5, 2024
By Felicity Slater
by Felicity Slater and Kate Black On November 26, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a resolution agreement and corrective plan with Pennsylvania’s Holy Redeemer Hospital (Holy Redeemer). The agreement settles OCR’s claim that Holy Redeemer disclosed a patient’s protected health information (PHI)—including…
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A Last-Minute Push for a Reproductive Health Privacy Law in Michigan
November 19, 2024
By Felicity Slater
By Mike Hintze and Felicity Slater On November 7, 2024, the Michigan legislature introduced Senate Bill 1082 / House Bill 6077, the Reproductive Data Privacy Act (the “RDPA” or the “act”). The act was introduced in the aftermath of the 2024 election cycle as Michigan Democrats brace to lose control of the House in 2025.…
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