Welf. & Inst. Code 10200 (added by AB 7, 2009)

Summary:

The State Department of Health Care Services and Social Services may utilize an entity (contractor, county consortia, nonprofit providers, partnerships) to develop and complete a comprehensive plan pertaining to statewide eligibility and enrollment determination process for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, the Medi-Cal program, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Such an entity shall be required to comply with (among others) the applicable privacy and security requirements, such as the protection of personal health information, as defined by applicable federal and state regulations; as well as the rules and regulations governing the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Keywords:
agency, business associate, recipient of social services
Parties Bound: 
contractor, county consortia, nonprofit providers, partnerships
Other Relevant California Code Sections: 
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA; Public Law 104-191)
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.504(e)
Uses and disclosures: Organizational requirements : The covered entity must ensure that its business associates appropriately safeguard protected health information.
Associated Federal Law(s): 
ARRA HITECH Act 13404(a)
Application of Privacy Provisions and Penalties to Business Associates of Covered Entities : HIPAA restrictions apply to a business associate to same extent as they do to a covered entity.