Recent updates to HIPAA regulations require healthcare practices to revise their Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) to reflect new patient rights and data-sharing disclosures. These updates aim to increase transparency around how patient information is used, shared, and protected.
What Changed?
Under the updated guidance, HIPAA Notices of Privacy Practices should more clearly explain:
How patient information may be used or disclosed
Patients’ rights to access and control their health information
Disclosures related to electronic communication and third-party data sharing
Updated compliance and enforcement expectations
What Practice by Numbers Has Done
To support practices with these changes, Practice by Numbers has added an updated HIPAA Informed Consent form to the Forms Library. This form reflects the latest HIPAA guidance and is available for practices to use in their patient workflows.
Important: Practice Responsibility
While Practice by Numbers provides the updated form, it is the practice’s responsibility to distribute the updated HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices to patients.
Practice by Numbers does not automatically send or enforce the delivery of HIPAA forms.
Practices are responsible for:
Making the updated form available to patients
Sending or presenting the form for patient acknowledgment or signature
Ensuring patients receive the notice according to HIPAA requirements
How to Find the Updated HIPAA Form
You can locate the updated HIPAA Informed Consent form directly within your Practice by Numbers account:
Navigate to Forms
Go to Import From Library at the top right of the Forms page.
Search for or locate the HIPAA Informed Consent Updated 2026 form
Review the form and add it to your workflows as needed
Once added, you can include this form in patient intake processes, packages, or other form workflows based on how your practice collects patient consent.
What You Should Do Next
We recommend that practices:
Review the updated HIPAA Informed Consent form in the Forms Library
Confirm the form aligns with your legal and compliance requirements
Update your intake or consent workflows as needed
Train staff on when and how the updated form should be provided to patients
Legal Disclaimer
Practice by Numbers provides tools and templates for convenience and does not provide legal advice. If you have questions about HIPAA compliance or how these updates apply to your practice, please consult your legal or compliance advisor.