HIPAA Omnibus Rules – The BIG Changes.  Stephen Rose, Chair of the Healthcare Law Department of Garvey Schubert Barer, will be the guest speaker.  This presentation will offer a very high-level view of the major HIPAA changes brought about by the HIPAA Omnibus Rules published in the January 25, 2013, Federal Register: 1) The New “Harm” Standard: determining when an “incident” becomes a “breach” requiring notification; 2) Business Associates: Applying HITECH privacy and security rules to business associates and subcontractors; 3) Changes to Notice of Privacy Practices: A review of the mandatory changes to the standard NPP and 4) Enforcement and Civil Monetary Penalties:  OCR carries a bigger stick (time permitting).  1 General CLE Credit.   Phone-ins from other locations in Alaska are welcomed and encouraged.

For more information, please contact co-Chairs Carolyn Heyman-Layne at heyman-layne@alaskalaw.pro or 907-677-3600; and Barbara Nault at bnault@gsblaw.com or 907-258-2400.