2011 Office for Civil Rights News Room

December 2011

• East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System to Ensure Effective Communication with Deaf or Hard of Hearing Patients – 12/08/11

October 2011

• HHS Office for Civil Rights Enforces Section 504 and the ADA – 10/18/11

September 2011

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend CLIA and the HIPAA Privacy Rule – 9/14/11

• Leon Rodriguez is appointed Director of HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – 9/13/11

July 2011

• UCLA Health System Settles Potential HIPAA Privacy and Security Violations – 7/7/11

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Implement HITECH Act Modifications – 7/14/11

May 2011

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures under HITECH – 5/31/11

February 2011

• Mass General Hospital Settles Potential HIPAA Violations
  • Press Release -2/24/11

• HHS Imposes a $4.3M Civil Money Penalty for HIPAA Violations 
  • Press Release -2/22/11

• HHS issues new regulation to enforce Federal Health Care Provider Conscience Rights
  • New rule provides clear enforcement process
  • Training & outreach
    • Press Release - 2/18/11
    • OCR Enforcement

January 2011

• Voluntary Resolution Agreement Signed Rhode Island DHS 
  • Press Release – 01/21/11
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