Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Challenges/Solutions (continued)

• Challenge: Variation created by state privacy and security laws
  • State law governing privacy and security is scattered, fragmented, sometimes inconsistent or contradictory within a state, and frequently does not apply sensibly to electronic exchange.
• Solution: 9 states implementing solutions related to state law
  • Producing a catalog of existing relevant statutes and administrative regulations
  • Developing a road map of current P&S laws/statutes
  • Developing model legislation to harmonize on multistate issues such as consent
  • Completing a legal analysis to determine what changes need to be made to ensure privacy and security
  • Reforming state privacy laws to address electronic HIE
  • Drafting legislation for 2008 session