Search Results: keywords:"hipaa compliance"

  • S. 5462 — To prohibit data brokers from selling and transferring certain sensitive data.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,498

    The bill S. 5462, titled the “Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2024,” aims to make it illegal for data brokers to sell or share sensitive personal data like health and location information. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would enforce these rules and be...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to stop people who collect and sell personal information from selling or sharing things like where people are or health details, and it will ask a special group to check and make sure everyone follows the rules.

  • S. 4083 — To amend the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act to modernize verification of contact lens prescriptions, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:432

    S. 4083 aims to update the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act by enhancing the way contact lens prescriptions are verified. It requires online sellers to allow individuals to send their prescriptions electronically, in a manner consistent with HIPAA privacy regulations,...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4083 wants to make sure that when people buy contact lenses online, they can send their doctor's note safely using computers, and that online stores must write down people's email addresses to keep things clear. It says that the information should be kept safe so no one else can see it, like a secret message.