Carly Kirkland of McAfee & Taft writes: Concerns regarding both the sharing and privacy of patient health information affect every facet of the health care system — from health care providers and their patients to pharmacies and insurance companies alike. According to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, 70% of Oklahomans currently have health care records…
Category: U.S.
Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act Effective July 1
Grant Dearborn and Laura Johnson Evans of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP write: Florida has a new law as of July 1, 2023 relating to the storage of certain health records. The newly enacted Florida Statutes section 408.051 creates the “Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act.” The Act states in part that in addition to…
Texas will require parental consent for minors under 18 to use social media
Ashley Belanger reports: Teens will likely soon be losing online privileges in Texas, which this week became the third state to require parental consent for minors under 18 to access social media. Utah passed a similar law in March, and Louisiana followed suit this month. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 18 into law on Wednesday. It takes effect on…
TimmyC402 gave me a wake-up call. Here’s yours.
Yesterday, I posted the following on infosec.exchange, but thought it might be useful to post it here to remind folks to think about when we should start teaching children about online privacy and “OpSec” (Operations Security): My 6-year-old grandson (let’s call him “Timmy”) was at our house, and I was teasing him by calling him…