Federal – Privacy

OCR Guidance re Contacting Patients for Donations
OCR Guidance on HIPAA and Contacting Former COVID-19 Patients about Blood and Plasma Donations (8/24/20)

OCR Webinar
Update on HIPAA and COVID-19 Slides and Recording (4/24/20)

OCR Guidance re Media Access to PHI
OCR Guidance on Covered Health Care Providers and Restrictions on Media Access to PHI about Individuals in Their Facilities 

OCR Notice of Enforcement Discretion (Community-Based Testing)
Enforcement Discretion Regarding COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Sites (CBTS)During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency (4/9/20)

OCR Notice of Enforcement Discretion (Health Oversight Activities)
Under HIPAA to Allow Uses and Disclosures of PHI by Business Associates for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities in Response to COVID-19 (4/2/20

HHS Office for Civil Rights Bulletin: Civil Rights, HIPAA, and COVID-19 (3/28/20)

Office for Civil Rights Guidance re Disclosures First Responders and Public Health Authorities (3/24/20)