Foley Partner Jennifer Urban, a member of the firm’s Innovative Technology sector, as well as the Cybersecurity and Privacy, Security & Information Management practices, will present the “Top 5 Takeaways as HHS Addresses Misconceptions on the Applicability of HIPAA to COVID-19 Vaccination Information” at the Thirty-First Annual National HIPAA Summit on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
Jennifer will provide a brief refresher about who HIPAA regulates and what information it covers, and then dispel five common misconceptions about HIPAA’s applicability to COVID-19 vaccine information. Topics discussed include where HIPAA stands on:
Asking someone about their vaccination status
Preventing individuals from disclosing their vaccination status
Vaccination information stored in employee files
Covered entity authorization to disclose vaccination information
Covered entity authorization to disclose COVID-19 testing results
For more information and to register, please visit the National HIPAA Summit website.
