OCR Relaxes Enforcement on Providers Using Scheduling Apps for COVID-19 Vaccinations
By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21
On January 19, 2021, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Enforcement Discretion (Notice) announcing that it will not impose penalties for noncompliance with HIPAA against covered health care providers and their business associates in connection with the good faith use of online or web-based scheduling applications (WBSAs) for the limited purpose of scheduling of individual appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations. The...
By: Foley & Lardner LLP