Regulatory Updates
Regulatory Updates provide quick access to employee benefit regulations, rulings and other guidance released by governmental agencies in the U.S. and Canada.
New updates to this page may be included in Today’s Headlines which is emailed to International Foundation members each business day. Inquiries regarding these updates should be directed to the Benefits Knowledge Center at the International Foundation at (888) 334-3327, option 5 or [email protected].
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HHS Rescinds Guidance on Gender Affirming Care, Civil Rights, and Patient Privacy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) rescinded guidance originally issued on March 2, 2022, addressing federal civil rights protections under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and privacy under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) applying to gender affirming care.
This rescission is effective immediately.