Perkins Coie has provided a short synopsis of key requirements of Missouri’s new data breach notification law, which goes into effect on August 28, 2009. ….. In addition to the more common elements of first name or initial and last name in combination with unencrypted Social Security Number, driver’s license number, financial account number, or…
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FAQ on Nevada’s Security of Personal Information Law (NRS 603A)
InfoSecCompliance (”ISC”) was recently asked by a prospective client to provide a summary of Nevada’s Security of Personal Information law (NRS 603A) and a recent amendment to the Security Law that incorporated the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (”PCI”). ISC decided to try something new and create a Frequently Asked Questions document around the…
2 nurses who complained about physician are indicted
From the this-sounds-so-very-very-wrong dept: Two nurses who lodged a complaint with the Texas Medical Board about a physician’s standard of practice at a West Texas hospital face up to 10 years in prison after being indicted on charges of misuse of official information. The charges have raised the ire of the medical community, which calls…
Forming Nursing Home Intern Accused of Identity Theft
As a follow-up to a story posted last week: There could be more victims in the identity theft investigation of a dozen senior citizens including some deceased patients, this according to the Visalia Police Department. Investigators say a former intern at Kaweah Manor Convalescent Hospital in Visalia stole patient records and used the information to…
Box of personal information found in Executive Inn Rivermont
With Owensboro’s Executive Inn Rivermont about to be demolished, it has been open for the past month for people to walk through as the city tries to sell the contents. But the Messenger-Inquirer reports a group of women looking at items for sale stumbled on a box that contained employee records, including Social Security numbers…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Melanee R. Fretz, a former bookkeeper at the Kutztown Manor nursing home, was sentenced to nine months of house arrest for stealing the identity of an invalid resident. She was also sentenced to seven years of probation following the house arrest. More. Karina Orduna-Ramirez was charged with four felony counts of…