Peachstate settles with HHS due to HIPPA violations

Release: Clinical Laboratory Pays $25,000 to Settle Potential HIPAA Security Rule Violations Peachstate Health Management, LLC, doing business as AEON Clinical Laboratories (Peachstate), has agreed to pay $25,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)…

Fulton County residents indicted for human trafficking

Release: Carr: Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit Indicts Two on Human Trafficking Charges ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr recently announced that the office’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit has indicted Steven Ray Stone (3 counts)…

New GA legislation makes name changing easier for…

Release: Governor, First Lady Introduce Anti-Human Trafficking Initiatives for 2021 JANUARY 25, 2021 Atlanta, GA – Recently, Governor Brian P. Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp were joined by Georgians for Refuge, Action, Compassion, and Education…

GBP recognizes HHS Prep Act on child COVID-19…

Release: NOTICE RE: CHILDHOOD AND COVID-19 VACCINE ADMINISTRATION DECEMBER 18, 2020 Due to the continued impact of COVID-19 on the State of Georgia, the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy hereby acknowledges and supports the vaccination…

Elite pays $36K settlement for potential HIPAA violation

Release: OCR Settles Thirteenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces its thirteenth settlement of an enforcement action…

Two face up to 50 years in prison…

Release: Carr: Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit Indicts Two on Human Trafficking Charges DECEMBER 14, 2020 ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the office’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit has indicted two individuals…