Following expansion by the Department of Human Health Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) of federal telehealth services and relaxation of certain requirements, Kentucky Medicaid is following suit.
On March 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and ...
On March 17, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights ("OCR"), the agency within the Department of the United States Health & Human Services ("HHS") responsible for enforcement of HIPAA, issued the following guidance: "Notification of Enforcement Discretion for telehealth remote communications during the COVID-19 nationwide public health ...