Mandatory Encryption for Health Care Data. States Imposing Higher Standards than HIPAA.

The Garden State has mandated that all protected health information be encrypted. This new requirement applies to:

• health providers
• hospitals 
• medical insurance corporations

The NJ legislation, signed by Gov. Christie, exceeds HIPAA requirements and will require encryption of:

• patient’s name linked with:
  • a Social Security number
  • driver’s license or other state-issued identification
  • address
  • identifiable health information.  

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