Supreme Court Declines to Review FQHC Liability for Patient Data Breach

The Supreme Court of the United States has declined to review a case regarding the liability of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for the theft of personal data from a former patient. The lawsuit, a class action, stems from a patient who received care and provided personal information to the Sandhills Medical Foundation, an FQHC, in 2018. The Supreme Court's decision leaves unresolved the question of FQHCs' immunity from liability for patient data security.