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17 Mar 2020, 1:17 pm by Priyanka Naidoo
On 15 March 2020, it was reported that the US Department of Health and Human Services suffered a hack which was apparently aimed at slowing down HHS computer systems during its response to the spread of COVID-19. [read post]
17 Mar 2020, 11:23 am
A VAP can also be signed at a later date, and it can then be submitted to any local registrar of vital records, county clerk's office, child support services office, or local Department of Human Services office. [read post]
17 Mar 2020, 11:08 am by William Ford
After the attacks on 9/11, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created the Hospital Preparedness Program to improve hospitals’ ability to deal with large influxes of patients. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 11:54 pm by Jeff Nowak
  As before, employees have the option of using their accrued paid leave for this initial period. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 4:26 pm by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Recently, a federal employee filed a whistleblower action claiming that the Department of Health and Human Services sent its employees to Travis and March Air Force Bases in California without proper protective gear or training regarding the appropriate safety measures to assist quarantined Americans evacuated from China after the start of the outbreak. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 1:32 pm by Jennifer Papapanagiotou
The declaration gives Secretary Alex Azar of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) the power to waive certain Federal requirements in Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP in order to address the outbreak. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 12:43 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
For instance: Illness and other absences generally trigger added potential exposure for discrimination, retaliation, privacy and other employment claims and risks if not properly recognized and managed; The selection and implementation of workers to be affected by furloughs, layoffs and other workforce actions should be conducted carefully to manage potential Relatively small declines in the size of a business’ workforce can trigger pricing changes or even termination rights for vendors… [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 9:39 am by Elliot Setzer
The Department of Health and Human Services was hit with a cyberattack on Sunday night that appeared aimed at slowing down the department’s systems, writes Reuters. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 9:14 am by help@sandbergphoenix.com
To address the impact of COVID-19 on patient privacy, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights recently issued a bulletin discussing how HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates may use or disclose patient information during an outbreak or other emergency situation. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 8:33 am by Catherine Sanders Reach
General Business Planning Employer Coronavirus Crisis Management Planning (National Law Review)COVID-19: Businesses and Employers (NC Department of Health and Human Services)Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), February 2020 (CDC)As Coronavirus Spreads, Legal Industry Shifts into Crisis Management Mode (Law.com)Coronavirus’ business impact: Evolving perspective (McKinsey)COVID-19 FAQs… [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 8:31 am by Tom Smith
Health and Human Services Department suffered a cyber-attack on its computer system Sunday night during the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 8:06 am by Lynn Sessions and Benjamin Wells
However, ED notes that public health departments typically can have education records disclosed under this exception even in the absence of a formally declared health emergency. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 7:09 am by Mansell Law
The employee is experiencing any other substantially similar condition specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor. [read post]
15 Mar 2020, 9:00 am by Dave Maass
Considering that this is branded as a public health crisis, one would assume schools would be forthcoming with data about vaping incidents on campuses to help inform policymakers. [read post]
15 Mar 2020, 9:00 am by Dave Maass
Considering that this is branded as a public health crisis, one would assume schools would be forthcoming with data about vaping incidents on campuses to help inform policymakers. [read post]
14 Mar 2020, 5:13 pm by INFORRM
Department of Health and Human Services also posted a bulletin to remind health-care workers that information about “an identifiable patient” may not be disclosed to the media or the public without “the patient’s written authorization” except in special circumstances. [read post]
14 Mar 2020, 4:45 pm by Charlotte Butash
In its March 13 letter to the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services, the White House outlines the legal basis for its emergency declaration in response to COVID-19. [read post]
13 Mar 2020, 2:02 pm
" Trump said he was also giving Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar emergency authorities to waive federal regulations and laws to give doctors and hospitals "flexibility" in treating patients. [read post]