Our colleague Amy Perry, who writes for the firm’s Health Law Matters blog, has posted a timely update on the Department of Health and Human Services’ new reproductive health care rules, which will go into effect on December 23, 2024. The underlying goals of these rules are to ensure individuals do not forego lawful health care when needed or withhold information from providers out of fear that sensitive information will be revealed, and to respect interests of the states and HHS.
The article details what uses and disclosures of reproductive health care records are prohibited, and the circumstances under which those limits apply.