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UCLA Compliance and Privacy Office

Effective January 1, 2009, two new California
Privacy laws (SB541 and AB211) go into effect
and will apply not only to UCLA Health System
as a health facility, but also to each individual
workforce member.  Below is a summary of the
laws and we have shared with managers and
leadership as well as a presentation which also has or will be reviewed with you at staff meetings. 

   Privacy Alert AB211 SB541

As a reminder, here are some of the important
facts you need to know:

Under the new laws, UCLA Health System will have
an obligation and duty to report any unauthorized
access, review, viewing or disclosure of protected
health information or personal information to the
Department of Public Health and the patient
involved within 5 days of when the unauthorized
access is detected.

After the notification, the Department of Public
Health and/or CalOHII can impose monetary fines
and penalties against UCLA and the individual
workforce member
who had no reason to access
the record.

Also, CalOHII may report the individual to his/her
licensing board if he/she holds a license or
certificate (e.g. Medical  Board, Nursing Board.)
and a violation for unauthorized review, access or
disclosure is found.

For more details on the new laws, please visit the
link below to see the Governor's press release. 
Be sure to scroll down to review the sample
scenarios and resulting penalties under the new law.

http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/10693/

Thank you for your commitment to protect the
privacy of our patent's information.  If you have
any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.

Best,
Carole

Carole A. Klove, RN, JD, CHRC
Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer for
UCLA Medical Sciences

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