California Civil Code

§ 1798.148

CIV § 1798.148 Effective Sep 25, 2020Div. 3 · Title 1.81.5 · Part 4

Statute text

(a)A business or other person shall not reidentify, or attempt to reidentify, information that has met the requirements of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 1798.146, except for one or more of the following purposes:

(1)Treatment, payment, or health care operations conducted by a covered entity or business associate acting on behalf of, and at the written direction of, the covered entity. For purposes of this paragraph, “treatment,” “payment,” “health care operations,” “covered entity,” and “business associate” have the same meaning as defined in Section 164.501 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(2)Public health activities or purposes as described in Section 164.512 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 172, Sec. 3. (AB 713) Effective September 25, 2020.