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HHS/OCR | RIN: 0945-AA09 | Publication ID: Spring 2018 |
Title: HIPAA Privacy Rule: Presumption of Good Faith of HealthCare Providers | |
Abstract:
The proposed rule would modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule to clarify that healthcare providers are presumed to be acting in the individual's best interests when they share information with an incapacitated patient's family members unless there is evidence that a provider has acted in bad faith.
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Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory | |
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 164.510 | |
Legal Authority: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-191 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Andra Wicks Health Information Privacy Specialist Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201 Phone:800 368-1019 TDD Phone:800 537-7697 Email: ocrmail@hhs.gov |