Legal Update: HHS Finalizes Rule to Strengthen Reproductive Health Care Privacy

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a final rule that strengthens the HIPAA Privacy Rule by prohibiting the disclosure of protected health information (PHI) related to lawful reproductive health care in certain situations. According to HHS, these new protections are necessary to protect access to and privacy of reproductive health care following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

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