Dear Association Executives - As promised, attached please find draft comments on the Department of Justice's Office of Civil Right's Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement NPRM, RIN 0945–AA00.
The attached comments were drafted by National Council's outside counsel and subsequently edited and approved by National Council. Please note that comments MUST be submitted by Thursday, May 6th via www.regulations.gov
Please note – the comments will need to be personalized with the submitting organization's name, information, and authorized signer. I have highlighted in yellow all places within the document where the submitting organization will need to take action.
Please let me know if you have any questions! Thank you!
Stephanie Katz
Director, Federal Policy and Advocacy
National Council for Behavioral Health
Stephaniek@TheNationalCouncil.org
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Neal Comstock
Director of Membership
National Council
NealC@TheNationalCouncil.org202 748-8793
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