HIPAA Qualified Protective Order

Use this template, HIPAA-qualified protective order from Lexis Practical Guidance – Healthcare in federal court proceedings, to obtain protections when introducing your client’s protected health information (PHI) in litigation. Conform to the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), 145 C.F.R. § 164.512(e)(1), and Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c). With modifications, consider also using this order in state court proceedings. Use this template when the parties agree to the need for a protective order, but also when the parties dispute the need for a protective order, or where one party is incarcerated.

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