4th Circuit Holds No Private Cause of Action Exists Under HIPAA: Payne v Taslimi
Rebecca ThorntonThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is federal law that required creation of national standards for the protection of sensitive patient health information and to prevent disclosure of such information without the consent or knowledge of the patient. The text of the law is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1320d to…
