The Trump administration will have the opportunity to pause or terminate Health and Human Services’ proposal to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule, compliance attorneys said Monday.
Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rulemaking in Monday's Federal Register that would modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule, requiring regulated entities to strengthen cybersecurity protections and updating HIPPA for the first time since 2013.