45 C.F.R. § 171.103
Information blocking
(a) Information blocking means a practice that except as required by law or covered by an exception set forth in subparts B, C, or D of this part, is likely to interfere with access, exchange, or use of electronic health information; and
(b) If conducted by:
(1) A health IT developer of certified health IT, health information network or health information exchange, such developer, network or exchange knows, or should know, that such practice is likely to interfere with access, exchange, or use of electronic health information; or
(2) A health care provider, such provider knows that such practice is unreasonable and is likely to interfere with access, exchange, or use of electronic health information.
Notes of Decisions
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: Wesley E. Crawford & Colleen A. Crawford v. Cmty. Health Sys., Inc., et al..
Wesley E. Crawford & Colleen A. Crawford v. Cmty. Health Sys., Inc., et al. (E.D. Tenn. 2026). “§ 300jj-52, and its implementing regulations at 45 C.F.R. § 171.103 , which prohibit healthcare providers from engaging in any practice they know or should know is likely to interfere with access to electronic health information” [Id.”
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