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Protect State-Regulated Medical & Health Information

Official citation: State medical-information confidentiality statutes

Class: informational · Severity: medium

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State medical-information confidentiality statutes

What it means

Some states regulate medical information beyond HIPAA, such as California's Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, reaching businesses that are not HIPAA-covered entities.

Required by

  • — Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 181 (Texas Medical Records Privacy Act)
  • — Cal. Civ. Code §§ 56 et seq. (CMIA)

Educational reference only — not legal advice. Consult a qualified assessor or attorney for binding compliance determinations.