The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a final rule, HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy. The Final Rule strengthens the Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule by prohibiting the disclosure of protected health information (PHI) related to lawful reproductive health care in certain circumstances.

HHS is issuing this Final Rule after hearing from communities that changes were needed to bet…

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