New privacy laws could be in the works
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, May 17, 2004
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A proposed amendment to the "Jumpstart Our Business Strength" (JOBS) legislation includes privacy provisions for health information in addition to those already mandated by HIPAA, reports the law firm of Vinson & Elkins LLP, May 12.
Senator Hillary Clinton's (D-NY) suggested addition to JOBS would not allow American businesses to send personally identifiable health information to entities overseas without meeting the certain requirements, Vinson & Elkins reports.
Under the proposal, to send information overseas businesses must
- inform the individual if the country to which his or her information is being sent meets Federal Trade Commission certification standards for "adequate privacy provisions"
- gain the individual's consent to send the information abroad
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