Final Breach Notification Rule: HHS Back to the Drawing Board
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that its development of a Final Breach Notification Rule (currently, the rule is in interim final form) has been stalled, as the final rule was withdrawn from consideration of the Office of Management and Budget in order for HHS to give further consideration to what the final rule should include. HHS has remained relatively quiet regarding the development of a Final Breach Notification Rule, but has announced that it intends for a final rule to be published "in the coming months."
