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tci Part B Insider - 2014 Issue 39
Privacy: Update Your HIPAA Policies to Reflect New Same-Sex Marriage Rules
OCR augments the definitions of spouse, marriage, and family member.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that federal law cannot disregard same-sex marriage. Since the ruling, the federal government has been mum on how this would affect HIPAA, but new guidance has finally come through.
On Sept. 17, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance to help covered entities (CEs) understand how the United States v. Windsor Supreme Court decision may affect certain HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements. In the Windsor case, the Supreme Court ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which provided that...
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