tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 37

Physician Note: 2 States Expand Patient Privacy Breach Notification Requirements

Plus: DOJ crackdowns nail providers nationwide.If you live in certain states, you may need to tighten up your patient privacy practices. "California and Texas have both significantly expanded statutes that require notifications in the event of a data breach," warns law firm Sidley Austin in an update on its website. Texas also created "significant new protections for health information," Sidley notes.The new California law mandates notification to the California Attorney General when a breach involves more than 500 Californians, Sidley explains. The law also contains new content requirements for notification letters.Under Texas' new law...

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