In June 2025, a U.S. District Court issued an order vacating the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy.
However, the decision left intact amendments to the HIPAA rule regarding the Law Enforcement Exception, as well as certain Notice of Privacy Practice provisions pertaining to substance use disorder regulations, which need to be adhered to by early 2026.
As of the publication of this eBook, the final impact of this decision and any related appeals remains to be seen. What we can say for certain is that this update will have concrete effects on providers’ HIPAA compliance strategies.

