2009 Office for Civil Rights News Room

November 2009

• Patient Safety Rule Penalty Inflation Adjustment Effective - 11/23/09

• OCR & The Joint Commission Team Up in Language Access Education Effort 
  • Video Link 
  • Press Release - 11/7/09

October 2009

• HITECH Enforcement Interim Final Rule - 10/29/09

• Resolution Agreement between OCR & Montgomery County Department of Social Services, NY 
  • Press Release – 10/8/09 
    • Spanish|PDF 

• GINA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - 10/1/09

September 2009

• New Breach Notification Web Pages - 9/23/09

• Resolution Agreement between OCR & Mid-Maryland Musculoskeletal Institute, MD
  •  Press Release - 9/22/09

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• Settlement Agreement between OCR & Fort Washington Medical Center, MD
  •  Press Release -9/14/09 

August 2009

• Patient Safety Rule Penalty Inflation Adjustment - 8/25/09

• HITECH Breach Notification Interim Final Rule - 8/19/09

• Regional Office Privacy Advisors - 8/14/09

• Secretary Delegates HIPAA Security Rule to OCR
  •  Press Release - 8/3/09

July 2009

• Statement by HHS Secretary Sebelius On U.S. Signing of UN Treaty on Rights of Persons with Disabilities - 7/30/09 

June 2009

• Statement by President Obama to Commemorate the Anniversary of Olmstead & Announces New Initiatives to Assist Americans with Disabilities - 6/22/09

• Statement by HHS Secretary Sebelius On the 10th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision Olmstead v. L.C. -6/22/09
  • OCR Olmstead efforts

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• Corrective Action by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. 
  • Press Release – 6/15/09
    • Spanish 

May 2009

• Resolution Agreement between OCR & Washington DSHS -5/21/09

• Statement by DOJ Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Addressing Civil Rights in the Response to H1N1 Influenza - 5/8/09

April 2009

• Settlement Agreement between OCR, Alaska DHSS, & Anchorage Pioneer Home
  • Press Release  – 4/23/09 

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• HITECH Breach Notification Guidance and Request for Public Comment 
  • Press Release - 4/17/09

March 2009

• Notice on Civil Rights Obligations Applicable to the Distribution of Funds under ARRA  
  • Press Release - 3/4/09

February 2009

• Resolution Agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. 
  • Press Release - 2/18/09

• HIPAA & Disposal of Protected Health Information FAQs - 2/18/09

January 2009

• Launched redesigned OCR Web Site - 1/20/09

• HIPAA and Family Medical History FAQs
  • Press Release - 1/13/09