HIPAA:
Give Your HIPAA Policies A Tune-Up In Light Of Same-Sex Marriage Guidance
Published on Fri Nov 21, 2014
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 recent guidance now makes clear your compliance duties. On Sept. 17, the HHS Office for Civil Rights released guidance to [...]