Testimony by Chris Calabrese for the NCVHS Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality Hearing

Testimony before the National Committee on Vital Statistics (NCVHS), Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality Chairman Rothstein, members of the committee, thank you giving the ACLU the opportunity to testify on the law enforcement exemptions to the HIPAA regulations. My name is Chris Calabrese. I am the counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union’s Technology and…

Written Testimony submitted by Michael Mullen for the February 18, 2004 NCVHS Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality Hearing

Testimony on Implementation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule: Application to Law Enforcement Agencies and Schools Presented by Michael J. Mullen, Assistant Attorney General, State of North Dakota Before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Washington , D.C. February 18, 2004 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and the Office of Civil Rights…

June 25, 2003 – Letter to the Secretary – Program to measure the effects of the Privacy Rule

June 25, 2003 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary of Health and Human Services Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: As part of its responsibilities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has written…

November 25, 2002 Letter to the Secretary – regarding comments on the implementation of Privacy & Confidentiality regulations

November 25, 2002 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: As part of its responsibilities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) monitors the implementation of…

September 27, 2002 Letter to the Secretary – Comments on Preparations for Implementation of Privacy and Confidentiality regulations

September 27, 2002 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: As part of its responsibilities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) monitors the implementation of…

April 25, 2002 Letter to the Secretary – Privacy and Confidentiality Additional Recommendations and Response to NPRM

April 25, 2002 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: As part of its responsibilities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) monitors the implementation of…

March 1, 2002 Letter to the Secretary – Privacy and Confidentiality Recommendations on Marketing and Fundraising

March 1, 2002 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: As part of its responsibilities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) monitors the implementation of…

November 21, 2001 Letter to the Secretary on Research recommendations as it relates to the new Privacy Rule

November 21, 2001 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: As part of its responsibilities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) monitors the implementation of…

October 1, 2001 Letter to the Secretary on Consent Requirements and Minimum Necessary Provisions as it relates to the new Privacy Rule

October 1, 2001 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: As part of its responsibilities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) monitors the implementation of…