April 20, 2009: FTC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Health Breach Notification Rule

Created by Rodney J. Petersen (EDUCAUSE) on June 25, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding requirements of vendors of personal health records and related entities to notify individuals when the security of their individually identifiable health information is breached. Comments are due on June 1, 2009. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 includes provisions to advance the use of health information technology and, at the same time, strengthen privacy and security protections for health information. Accordingly, the ARRA mandated that the Federal Trade Commission issue rules of health breach notifications. A news release (FTC Publishes Proposed Breach Notification Rule for Electronic Health Information) is also available.

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		April 20, 2009: FTC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Health Breach Notification Rule Created by Rodney J. Petersen (EDUCAUSE) on June 25, 2009 The Federal Trade Commission has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding requirements of vendors of personal health records and related entities to notify individuals when the security of their individually identifiable health information is breached. Comments are due on June 1, 2009. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 includes provisions to advance the use of health information technology and, at the same time, strengthen privacy and security protections for health information. Accordingly, the ARRA mandated that the Federal Trade Commission issue rules of health breach notifications. A news release (FTC Publishes Proposed Breach Notification Rule for Electronic Health Information) is also available. For more information, visit the EDUCAUSE Resource Center: Cybersecurity Policy Policy Announcements \| Cybersecurity Policy \| Federal Privacy Law \| Policy and Law: Federal \| Privacy Policies Rodney's blog Login or register to post comments 117 reads
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