Category: California

California Health Data Privacy and Security Bills Signed

Malorye Allison
Last week two new California data privacy and security bills were signed into law. a href=”http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_541_bill_20080930_chaptered.pdf”Senate Bill 541/a and a href=”http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_211_bill_20080930_chaptered.pdf”Assembly Bill 211/a set new breach disclosure standards and require security controls for preventing unauthorized access to patient data.br /br /I previously a href=”http://healthcarebloglaw.blogspot.com/2008/09/california-proposes-new-privacy-breach.html”posted/a about the bills before they were finalized. […]

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California Proposes New Privacy Breach Protections: Will Other States Follow The Trend?

David Harlow
Last month The LA Times reported on a new law (AB 211 and SB 541) moving through the California Legislature to increase protections around confidential medical and health information and create a new state Office of Health Information Integrity to oversee compliance, investigate breaches and assess fines.
The article cites the high […]

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