California Office of Health Information Integrity

The enactment of AB 211 establishes the California Office of Health Information Integrity (CalOHII) to ensure the enforcement of state law mandating the confidentiality of medical information and to impose administrative fines for the unauthorized use of medical information. CalOHII may also recommend further action be taken by various agencies or entities to impose administrative fines, civil penalties, or other disciplinary actions against persons or entities that violate state confidentiality of medical information laws. AB 211 grants CalOHII the authority to adopt, amend, or repeal such rules and regulations as may be reasonable and proper to carry out the purposes and intent of the bill.

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Individuals’ Rights to Medical Information Privacy

The Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) was created by the legislature to protect your rights to the privacy of your medical information. The CMIA regulates to whom, when and why individual medical information may be disclosed. For more information pertaining to medical information privacy, please see our FAQs.

Health Care Provider Requirements

AB 211 requires providers of health care as defined to establish and implement appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the privacy of a patient’s medical information. AB 211 also requires providers of health care to reasonably safeguard confidential medical information from any unauthorized access or unlawful access, use or disclosure.  View more information on Providers of Health Care Requirements.