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Editorial Roundup: Indiana

Jun. 06, 2023 14:32 PM EDT

Anderson Herald Bulletin. June 5, 2023. Editorial: HIPAA rules confuse Hoosiers Recent cases in Indiana have revealed the inconsistent and hard-to-decipher rules protecting patient records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, known as...

Federal judge calls Indiana attorney general's TikTok lawsuit largely 'political posturing'

Jun. 05, 2023 15:59 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The fate of the Indiana attorney general’s lawsuit against the social media company TikTok is uncertain after a federal judge lambasted much of the case as “political posturing.” While U.S. District Judge Holly Brady ruled against TikTok's request to move...

Doctor's supporters, hospital at odds with Indiana penalty for talking about 10-year-old's abortion

May. 26, 2023 15:47 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters of an Indianapolis doctor voiced frustration Friday with the Indiana medical board’s decision that she violated patient privacy laws when she talked with a newspaper reporter about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim. The...

Indiana doctor reprimanded, fined $3,000 for talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old's abortion

May. 26, 2023 08:47 AM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio. The state Medical Licensing Board...