
Office for Civil Rights Announces Proposed Modifications to HIPAA to Protect Reproductive Health Data
Law & Policy InsightsHealth Information and Data SharingReproductive Health and EquityA notice of proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule was recently issued to bolster the privacy of protected health information (PHI) relating to reproductive health care. The proposed changes are the latest in a series of steps by the Biden administration addressing privacy of reproductive health information following the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision last summer. This post takes a closer look at the proposed changes to HIPAA.