Richard L. Santalesa writes: Recently the Indiana legislature passed, and Indiana’s governor signed into law, Senate Enrolled Act No. 356 (a/k/a Public Law 84 of Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly 2010), a wide-ranging 71-page bill that, in addition to setting out practices and requirements for barbers, cosmetologists, well pump installers, mental health counselors and…
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Amendments to Alberta's Health Information Act come into force on September 1, 2010
Recent amendments to Alberta’s Health Information Act, and related regulations, come into force on September 1, 2010. The amendments touch on a range of issues including the applicability of the statute, sharing of electronic health records, the creation of health information repositories and additional investigative powers for the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta. Read…
Tighter Medical Privacy Rules Sought
Robert Pear reports: The Obama administration is rewriting new rules on medical privacy after an outpouring of criticism from consumer groups and members of Congress who say the rules do not adequately protect the rights of patients. Democratic lawmakers and a few Republicans have denounced the rules, saying they fall short of offering patients the…
HHS Committee Sanctions Health IT Security Proposal
Anthony Guerra reports that there was heated debate at the meeting this week over recommendations generated by the IT Policy Committee’s “tiger team” on privacy and security: Devan McGraw and Paul Egerman, chair and co-chair, respectively, of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health IT Policy Committee’s privacy and security team, entered the full…
Nebraska AG agrees to permanent injunction of state abortion law
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning announced Wednesday that he has agreed to a permanent injunction of a Nebraska abortion law [LB 594 materials] because he believes there is little chance that the law will withstand a court challenge. The law, known as the Women’s Health Protection Act, would have required physicians to evaluate patients to…
Voters to decide parent notification measure
Dan Joling of Associated Press reports that voters in Alaska will be voting Tuesday on a ballot measure as to whether a parent or guardian must be notified if a pregnant girl under 18 seeks an abortion. Ballot Measure 2 pits the anti-abortion advocates Alaska Family Council and Alaskans for Parental Rights vs. Planned Parenthood,…