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Ex. SEC-02-008 Order Primary source read

Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 22024

OCR telehealth enforcement discretion

HHS Office for Civil Rights · United States (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
HIPAA enforcement discretion
Issued
2020-04-21 Apr. 21, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17
End
PHE (with a 90-day transition to Aug. 9, 2023) (read as 2023-08-09)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to Aug. 9, 2023
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • covered health care providers
Functions reached
  • TM
Collection
Physician Practices and Outpatient Care SEC-02

Operative words

[OCR will exercise its enforcement discretion and will not impose penalties for noncompliance with the HIPAA Rules in connection with the good faith provision of telehealth using non-public facing remote communication products]

Enforcement

none (forbearance)

Notes

Not an order; the permission that made the compelled substitute lawful.

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