Executive Summary: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently released long-awaited final HIPAA Regulations. The new regulations finalize many changes previously proposed to the Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules, and modify the Breach Notification Rule initially adopted in August 2009. In addition, the new regulations extend HIPAA application to Business Associates.
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