California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has allowed signature collection to commence for a ballot initiative, named the Personal Privacy Protection Act, that could drastically alter the California privacy regime. The initiative, led by former state Senator Steve Peace and retired attorney Michael Thorsnes, seeks to amend the California Constitution to define personally identifiable information […]
Health Privacy
HHS/OCR Posts HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Audit Protocol
In our November 30, 2011 and March 7, 2012 posts, we discussed the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) audit pilot program, which began in November 2011 and is expected to conclude in December 2012. The audit program has been developed pursuant to the requirements of the HITECH Act. Under the audit pilot program, OCR conducted an […]