The National Governors Association proposes that states attempt to better align their privacy laws to the federal HIPAA Privacy Rule. The NGA report notes that many states have privacy laws that are stricter than HIPAA. Experts say better alignment of state privacy laws with HIPAA would ease many problems that many healthcare entities encounter when sharing patient data across state lines. The report was supported by funding from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, says Lucia Savage ONC’s chief privacy officer. “Multiple and diverse state laws for health information privacy often prevent health information from flowing where and when it is needed,” she says.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/governors-recommend-aligning-state-privacy-laws-hipaa-a-9597