Overview
- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said a Midwestern public school allegedly gave a federally funded vaccine to a child despite a state religious exemption.
- The HHS Office for Civil Rights issued a letter reminding providers that denying parents access to a minor’s medical records may violate the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
- HHS is launching compliance reviews of large health systems to assess whether parents receive timely access to their children’s information.
- HRSA will add grant conditions requiring federally supported health centers to follow applicable federal and state parental-consent laws for care provided to minors.
- Officials have not named the state, school, or vaccine involved, and an unnamed HHS official told The Daily Signal the enforcement posture could reach other school-based services beyond vaccination.