On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued updated guidance regarding the use of online tracking technologies by entities and business associates subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”).
Notably, the updated guidance replaces OCR’s original guidance issued in December 2022, both of which warn companies subject to HIPAA, Covered Entities and their Business Associates (collectively “Regulated Entities”), that use of online tracking technologies, such ...
On Monday, February 26, 2024, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“BioMarin”) disclosed in its annual filing that the company recently received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting certain documents regarding BioMarin’s sponsored testing programs relating to two of its products, VIMIZIM and NAGLAZYME.[1] BioMarin also stated that the company “produced documents in response to the subpoena and are cooperating fully, but there is no assurance that such sponsored testing programs, or [BioMarin’s] other operations or programs, will not be ...
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