New HIPAA breach notification regulations require immediate attention

On August 19, 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) posted an “advance copy” of its final HIPAA breach notification regulations on the HHS website. These regulations are expected to be published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2009. Once published, covered entities and business associates will, as a practical matter, only have 30 days to comply with the new rules—a very short time and one which will force them to work very diligently to comply with the new rules.

John Barlament

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