Chapter effective July 1, 2001. L 1999, c 87, §10; L Sp 2000 2nd, c 1, §1.

Medical privacy task force. L 2000, c 140, §4.

Effect of this chapter on state functions, discussed. Att. Gen. Op. 2000-2.

Information that does not fit definition of "protected health information" is not subject to this chapter's protections. Att. Gen. Op. 2000-2.

Neither the disability compensation division (DCD) nor the labor and industrial relations appeals board (LIRAB) is an "entity" for purposes of this chapter when it reviews, evaluates, and decides on claims for workers' compensation; some provisions of this chapter apply to each in its adjudicatory capacity because the DCD and the LIRAB receive protected health information when they process workers' compensation claims. Att. Gen. Op. 2000-2.