Enforcement Discretion Regarding COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Sites (CBTS) During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
public-health · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Rule · Published 2020-05-18 · Effective 2020-04-09 · 85 FR 29637
Document
Document number
2020-09099
Federal Register citation
85 FR 29637
CFR reference
45 CFR 160
Type
Rule
Action
Notification of enforcement discretion.
Category
public-health
Sub-agency
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publication date
2020-05-18
Effective date
2020-04-09
Abstract
This notification is to inform the public that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is exercising its discretion in how it applies the Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). As a matter of enforcement discretion, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will not impose penalties for noncompliance with the regulatory requirements under the HIPAA Rules against covered health care providers or their business associates in connection with the good faith participation in the operation of a COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Site (CBTS) during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency.