An amendment to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was signed into law on Jan. 5, 2021, directing U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider "recognized security practices"...more
8/31/2021
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Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Incident Response Plans ,
New Legislation ,
NIST ,
PHI
Standard contractual clauses (SCCs) are a contract addendum with provisions governing the handling of personal information. The express language of the SCCs has been preapproved by the European Commission (Commission) to be...more
6/21/2021
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Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
• The signing of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) into law in June 2018 imposed significant new privacy obligations on businesses that have personal information about California residents and set off a burst of...more
7/10/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
SHIELD Act ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes