HIPAA rules for deceased hospice patients do not end when the patient dies. Under 45 CFR 164.502(f), a hospice must keep protecting a decedent’s protected health information for 50 years following the date of death, and during those 50 years only…
Does HIPAA Apply to Home Care Agencies?
Whether HIPAA applies to home care agencies is decided by a two-part test, and most published guidance only runs the first half of it. That matters because the answer changes what an agency has to document, who can enforce against it,…