HHS Proposes Changes To The HIPAA Regulations
Summary
• Strengthening the right to inspect and obtain copies of protected health information (PHI). • Proposals to adjust and clarify the fees that covered entities may charge for copies of PHI. • Require covered entities to provide advance notice of approximate fees for copies of PHI requested under the access right and with an individual’s valid authorization. • Prohibit a covered entity from imposing an unreasonable identity verification requirement on an individual attempting to exercise the right of access, and includes examples of such measures. • When covered entities offer to provide or direct a summary of PHI in lieu of requested copies, they must inform individuals that they retain the right to obtain or direct the requested copies if they do not agree with the offered summary.
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