Reminder: March 1 deadline to submit breach reports

February 28, 2017

Blog Post

HIPAA covered entities (healthcare providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses) that discovered a breach of Protected Health Information (PHI) in 2016 involving fewer than 500 individuals are required to report those breaches to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by this Wednesday, March 1.

Please see our recent alert for more information.

Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard a case concerning publicly traded organizations' duties to report data breaches to investors. The Court's forthcoming ruling may expand publicly traded companies' obligations to report data security incidents to their investors.

McDonald Hopkins is proud to welcome Associate Hannah Jones to the firm’s Litigation Department and the national Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group.

McDonald Hopkins is proud to welcome four new associates to the firm, all of whom previously worked at the firm as clerks during their law school years. Their desire to officially start their legal careers at McDonald Hopkins underscores the commitment to being a destination for top-tier legal talent and, ultimately, a cultivator for that talent.

Reminder: March 1 deadline to submit breach reports

Related Services

You may also be interested in