Health Privacy
Genetic Privacy
Online
Legislative Tracking
From the
Genetic Technologies Project, provides on-line legislative tracking
services of state genetic privacy issues to the public.
Summary
Table of State Genetic Privacy Laws
Updated periodically to reflect legislative
changes.
Genetic Privacy
A Genetics Brief on policy issues related
to genetic privacy.
Genetics
Policy Report: Privacy
Addresses issues in greater detail
- available for purchase.
Newborn
Genetic Screening Privacy Laws
This page summarizes state laws related
newborn screening privacy and provides links
to the text of the statutes.
Medical Records
Medical
Record Privacy:: What is HIPPA?
As of Monday, April 14, 2003 "millions
of health plans, hospitals, doctors and other health care providers around
the country must comply with new federal privacy regulations," according
to Secretary Tommy Thompson of the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). Billions of dollars are being spent to bring public and private
sector records into compliance
Model
State Public Health Privacy Project
Develops, drafts, and implements a model
state privacy law pertaining to the use of public health information.
(Any
statements, ideas, or documents arising out of this project do not necessarily
reflect the opinions, positions, or views of the sponsoring or affiliated
organizations or their officers, employees, members, or advisors.)
Links
Federal
Health Privacy Regulations Fact Sheet
from the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights
Office
for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
Oversees the protection of human subjects
who participate in scientific research funded by the federal government
or to be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration.
Tips
on Informed Consent
from OHRP.
50-State
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Pre-emption
Analysis Tool
from the Health Insurance Association
of America (HIAA)
California
HealthCare Foundation
Privacy page provides links to current
articles on health privacy and analysis of health privacy issues.
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