Bill Text: HI SB2849 | 2014 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii Senate Bill 2849 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Department of Health; Information Privacy and Security; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-12 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [SB2849 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2014-SB2849-Amended.html

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2849
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the department of health is considered a covered entity for purposes of compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and as such is required to designate: (1) a privacy official responsible for the development and implementation of privacy-related policies and procedures as provided in title 45 Code of Federal Regulations section 164.530(a)(1); and (2) a security official responsible for coordinating information security compliance as provided in title 45 Code of Federal Regulations section 164.308(a)(2).

The purpose of this Act is to promote compliance with information privacy and security provisions of HIPAA and the related HIPAA privacy rule and HIPAA security rule.

SECTION 2. Chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§321- Information privacy and security; federal compliance. The department of health shall establish the following permanent or temporary positions for the purpose of department compliance with federal information privacy and security rules:

(1) Privacy officer; and

(2) Security officer.

The positions shall be appointed by the director without regard to chapter 76."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

Department of Health; Information Privacy and Security; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Description:

Authorizes the Department of Health to create permanent or temporary Privacy Officer and Security Officer positions, exempt from civil service requirements. (SD1)

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