In spring 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking titled "HIPAA Enforcement: Distribution of a Percentage of Civil Money Penalties or Monetary Settlements to Harmed Individuals." HHS seeks the "public's views on establishing a methodology under which an individual who is harmed by an offense punishable under HIPAA may receive a percentage of any civil money penalty or monetary settlement collected with respect to the offense."

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