0945-AA00 202210 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0945 Office for Civil Rights OCR 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS HIPAA Privacy: Changes to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement

This rule will address proposals to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule to strengthen individuals’ rights to access their own protected health information, including electronic information; improve information sharing for care coordination and case management for individuals; facilitate greater family and caregiver involvement in the care of individuals experiencing emergencies or health crises; address disclosures in emergency or threatening circumstances; and reduce administrative burdens on HIPAA covered health care providers and health plans, while continuing to protect individuals’ health information privacy interests.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes Private Sector 45 CFR 160 45 CFR 164 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), sec. 264 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note) Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, sec. 13405 (42 U.S.C. 201 note) No RFI 11/01/2018 83 FR 64302 RFI Comment Period End 02/19/2019 NPRM 01/21/2021 86 FR 6446 NPRM Comment Period Extended 03/10/2021 86 FR 13683 NPRM Comment Period End 03/22/2021 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 05/06/2021 Final Action 03/00/2023 No No Federal Local State Tribal No No www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy No No Marissa Gordon-Nguyen Senior Advisor for Health Information Privacy, Data, and Cybersecurity Policy 0945 Office for Civil Rights OCR 800 368-1019 800 537-7697 ocrprivacy@hhs.gov 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20201