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Privacy and Confidentiality
Privacy and confidentiality of health information pertains to patient’s right to the confidentiality of his or her medical information as well as rules governing when and how a provider may disclose information and to whom.
Most Recent Analysis Relating to Privacy and Confidentiality
Most Recent Maps Relating to Privacy and Confidentiality
Federal Laws Relating to Privacy and Confidentiality
- 42 CFR Part 2
- A Summary of the Proposed HIPAA Regulations Implementing HITECH
- Complete Overview of Regulations: 42 CFR Part 2
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
- HITECH/ARRA
- Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act)
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA)
- Privacy Act of 1974
- The Common Rule
- The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
States with Laws Relating to Privacy and Confidentiality
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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