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    Laura Rixey practices in the firm’s Virginia Beach office and is a member of the Commercial, Data Privacy and Security, Health Care, Senior Housing and Care Team, and Mergers, Acquisitions & Strategic Alliances practice groups ...

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Roughly 100 million Americans carry some form of medical debt, including many Virginia patients. In the 2025 session, the Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill 1725—the Medical Debt Protection Act (the “Act”)—which was signed into law and codified at Chapter 59 of Title 59.1 of the Code of Virginia. The Act takes effect July 1, 2026, and will materially change how many healthcare organizations bill, collect, and in some cases, sell medical debt. The law reaches beyond hospitals. Depending upon the entity and the debt at issue, it may affect hospitals ...

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Healthcare providers subject to HIPAA must revise their Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) by February 16, 2026, to comply with recent federal regulatory changes. The changes align substance use disorder (SUD) record confidentiality with HIPAA/HITECH rules to improve care coordination. Failure to update your NPP by the deadline could result in noncompliance with federal privacy regulations.

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The Department of Health and Human Services published amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule in April 2024, taking effect February 16, 2026. The principal objective is ...

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