Post-Roe Health Privacy Guidelines Detailed by Biden HHS

Doctors and other health-care providers cannot disclose information about a patient’s pregnancy or abortion unless state laws or a court require them to do so, the HHS said Wednesday.

Doctors have expressed concerns about their obligation to disclose patient’s medical information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act following the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. A handful of states have laws requiring disclosure to law enforcement of any injury that appears related to a criminal offense.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told reporters Tuesday that the department doesn’t “want anyone’s private ...