Telehealth Discretion During Coronavirusĭuring the COVID-19 national emergency, which also constitutes a nationwide public health emergency, covered health care providers subject to the HIPAA Rules may seek to communicate with patients, and provide telehealth services, through remote communications technologies. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for enforcing certain regulations issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, to protect the privacy and security of protected health information, namely the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules (the HIPAA Rules). Other Administrative Simplification Rules.Covered Entities & Business Associates has sub items, about Covered Entities & Business Associates.Patient Safety has sub items, about Patient Safety.Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders.Gender Affirming Care, Civil Rights, and Privacy.Special Topics has sub items, about Special Topics.Compliance & Enforcement has sub items, about Compliance & Enforcement.
Breach Notification has sub items, about Breach Notification.
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