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COVID-19 Raises HIPAA Privacy, Security Issues
Mercer [Guidance Overview] Apr. 9, 2020 "While the HIPAA rules and other federal laws allow sharing protected health information (PHI) in limited circumstances during nationwide public health emergencies, plan sponsors should review HIPAA's limits on PHI use and disclosure, as well the plan's related policies and procedures. Plan sponsors should also review recent COVID-19 guidance from [HHS] relaxing some HIPAA rules. In addition, updated guidelines from the [EEOC] address employers' COVID-19 concerns and relevant standards on medical inquiries and confidentiality under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state privacy laws.... [A]gency guidance [is] likely to evolve as the pandemic continues." |
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