Cities Appeal Decision Vacating Majority of HIPAA Reproductive Privacy Rule
A coalition of cities and other organizations on Friday appealed a June decision that vacated most of a rule that reduced the instances where protected health information can be used or disclosed to investigate a person who sought lawful reproductive health care.
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The appeal of the decision that tossed a majority of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy was made to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, according to a court document.
The parties appealing included the City of Columbus, Ohio; City of Madison, Wisconsin; and Doctors for America, who are proposed intervenor-defendants in case 24-00228.
The U.S. District Court for Northern Texas vacated the rule with Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk saying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) overstepped its congressional authority in amending the regulation last year in response to Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (see 2506200057).