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FC: Medical privacy HIPAA regulations delayed, from CQ
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 13:52:20 -0500
----- Forwarded message from Dave Steer <dsteer () truste org> ----- From: "Dave Steer" <dsteer () truste org> Subject: HIPAA News To: <declan () wired com> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 10:23:43 -0800 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Hi Declan, Thought your list might like to see this news about HIPAA from Congressional Quarterly. Best, DS (www.cq.com) MEDICAL PRIVACY REGULATION FACING UNEXPECTED DELAY By Rebecca Adams, CQ Staff Writer Feb. 20, 2001 - The Clinton administration's medical privacy regulation will likely be delayed for almost two months beyond its Feb. 26 effective date. While the Department of Health and Human Services has not yet announced the change, congressional aides and lobbyists say that a delay is almost certain because the Clinton administration apparently failed to formally submit the regulation to Congress as required by law when it was finalized on Dec. 28. Under the Congressional Review Act (PL 104-121), major regulations cannot take effect until two months after they are formally presented to Congress. The rule protecting personal medical data was not submitted until the week of Feb. 13, according to staffers and HHS sources. Health industry lobbyists have been pressuring HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson to stall the effective date, saying that the complex regulation contains several new provisions that were not in the draft version. Lobbyists are still hoping that Thompson will reopen the rule-making process to collect comments and consider changes to the rule. .... ********** Dave Steer TRUSTe -- Building a Web You Can Believe In Ph: 415-260-9669 Email: dsteer () truste org ********** ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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