A quick read of Washington’s My Health My Data Backdrop: Enacted in reaction to the US Supreme Court’s decision overturning a federal right to abortion. Guarantees Washington residents some of the broadest health information privacy protections in the nation. Tl;dr: The law prohibits covered entities from collecting or selling health data that can be tied […]
Does CMIA (Confidentiality of Medical Information Act) apply to you?
What is CMIA: The Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) is a California law that protects the confidentiality of individually identifiable medical information obtained by healthcare providers, health insurers, and their contractors. Who does it apply to? Medical Information under CMIA: Medical information is defined as: “any individually identifiable information, in electronic or physical form, in […]