0945-AA20 202404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0945 Office for Civil Rights OCR 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

This final rule will modify the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act). These modifications will modify existing standards permitting uses and disclosures of protected health information (PHI) by limiting uses and disclosures of PHI for certain purposes.

]]> Section 3(f)(1) Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes State, local, or tribal governments Private Sector 45 CFR 160 45 CFR 164 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (PL 104-191) Executive Order 14076, Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services Yes NPRM 04/17/2023 88 FR 23506 NPRM Comment Period End 06/16/2023 Final Action 04/26/2024 89 FR 32976 Final Action Effective 06/25/2024 No Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations Federal Local State Tribal Yes No 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