Reproductive Healthcare Rule Will Be Challenging

Melissa Crespo spoke with Healthcare Risk Management about the new HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Healthcare Privacy, which introduces significant compliance challenges for covered entities. Melissa highlighted the complexity of the rule, stating, "The prohibition is subject to rules of applicability, which consider whether reproductive healthcare is legal under state or federal law." She emphasized the need for internal mechanisms to ensure compliance and the difficulty in efficiently identifying and locating records subject to the new rule.

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