OCR Issues Guidance on HIPAA Privacy Rule Obligations for Same-Sex Couples
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued written guidance on the obligations health care providers face under HIPAA to couples in legally valid same-sex marriages. United States v. Windsor Ruling As previously drafted, Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defined marriage (for federal […]