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STATE LAW PREEMPTION
Identification and HIPAA preemption analyses of State law.
PREEMPTION ANALYSIS PROCESS/TOOLS
Preemption Fact Sheet (146K - PDF)
Subpart B of Part 160 of Subtitle A of the Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations (136K - PDF)
Section 1178 of Section 262 and 264(c)(2) of Public Law 104-191 (92K - DOC)
Privacy Regulation Preemption Extract -- August 14, 2002 (164K - PDF)
Privacy Regulation Preemption Extract -- March 27, 2002 (145K - PDF)
Privacy Regulation Preemption Extract -- December 28, 2000 (1.0M - PDF)
Privacy Regulation Preemption Extract -- November 13, 1999 (369K - PDF)
Security Regulation Preemption Extract -- August 11, 2003 (140K - PDF)
Transactions and Code Sets Preemption Extract -- August 20, 2003 (113K - PDF)
Preemption Analysis Template - Under Construction
DRAFT PREEMPTION ANALYSES OF STATE PRIVACY LAW
Check back for future draft preemption analyses.
COMPLETED PREEMPTION ANALYSES OF STATE PRIVACY LAWS
Selected Provisions of the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975
(Health & Safety Code 1340, et seq.)
Preemption Analysis (DOC - 210K)
Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975
Patient Access to Health Records
(Health and Safety Code Sec. 123100, et seq.)
Preemption Analysis (402K - DOC)
Patient Access to Health Records Provisions (Health and Safety Code Sec. 123100, et seq.)
California Public Records Act
(Gov. Code Sec. 6250, et seq.)
Preemption Analysis (156K - DOC)
California Public Records Act (Gov. Code Sec. 6250, et seq.)
Information Practices Act of 1977
(Civ. Code Sec. 1798, et seq.)
Preemption Analysis (829K - DOC)
Information Practices Act of 1977 (Civ. Code Sec. 1798, et seq.)
Confidentiality of Medical Information Act
(Civ. Code Sec. 56, et seq.)
Preemption Analysis (674K - DOC)
Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Civ. Code Sec. 56, et seq.)
Selected Provisions of the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act
(Welf. & Inst. Code Sec. 15600, et seq.)
Preemption Analysis (192 - DOC)
Selected Provisions of the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (Welf. & Inst. Code Sec. 15600, et seq.)
Selected Provisions of the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
(Pen. Code Sec. 11164, et seq.) (Not Including Death Review Team-related Statutes)
Preemption Analysis (220K - DOC)
Penal Code Section 11164, et seq
State Employee Disciplinary Proceedings
(Govt. Code Sec. 19574.1)
Preemption Analysis (161K - DOC)
State Employee Disciplinary Proceedings (Govt. Code Sec. 19574.1)
Reporting Lapses of Consciousness
(Health & Safety Code Sec. 103900)
Preemption Analysis (160K - DOC)
Reporting Lapses of Consciousness (Health & Safety Code Sec. 103900)
COMPLETED PREEMPTION ANALYSES OF STATE SECURITY AND TRANSACTIONS AND CODE SETS LAWS
Civil Code Section 1798.21
Preemption Analysis (154K - DOC)
Civil Code Section 1798.21
Health and Safety Code Section 123149
Preemption Analysis (160K - DOC)
Health and Safety Code Section 123149
EXCEPTION DETERMINATIONS
Notice of Address for Submission of Requests for Preemption Exception Determinations (44K - PDF)
The Exception Determination Request Process (126K - DOC)
Pending Exception Determination Requests - None
Exception Determinations - None
CalOHI LEGAL RELATED POLICY/INFORMATION MEMORANDA
2004-42
Identification and Analysis of State Law for Preemption by HIPAA: Unique Health Identifier for Health Care Providers Standards (103K - DOC)
2003-30
Identification and Analysis of State Law for Preemption of HIPAA Security and Electronic Transaction Standards (101K - DOC)
2003-25
State Agency Requests for Preemption Exception Determinations (126K - DOC)
2003-24
Preemption Analyses of the Patient Access to Health Records Act (PAHRA) (327K - DOC)
2003-19
Adoption of HIPAA-Related Regulations (103K - DOC)
2002-17
Enactment of S.B. 1914 (Health & Safety Code Section 130311.5) and CalOHI Implementation Plans and Procedures for covered entity State departments (134K - DOC)
Attachment 1 (81K - DOC)
Attachment 2 (81K - XLS)
2002-16
Preemption Analysis of the Confidentiality of the Lanterman, Petris, Short Act (LPS) (105K - DOC)
2002-12
Preemption Analyses of the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) (133K - PDF)
2002-06
Preemption Analyses (Draft) of the Information Practices Act and the California Public Records Act (148K - PDF)
2002-04
HIPAA Privacy State Law Baseline (143K - PDF)
Worksheet (234K - XLS)