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LC 3524

Generally revise healthcare privacy laws

2025 Regular Session

Modernizes health data privacy to strengthen patient control, security, and breach-notification rules for providers, plans, vendors, researchers, and patients.

(LC) Draft Died in Process
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Bill Summary · LC 3524

Summary of LC 3524 – Generally revise healthcare privacy laws

Overview

  • Bill number: LC 3524
  • Title: Generally revise healthcare privacy laws
  • Status: Draft Died in Process (LC)
  • Introduced: December 14, 2024
  • Classification: bill
  • Subject: Health Care Services (see also: Health)

Purpose and intent

Based on the title, LC 3524 is intended to modernize and strengthen privacy protections for health information. While the full text is not provided here, bills with this focus typically seek to:

  • Modernize rules governing the collection, use, and disclosure of health data
  • Clarify patient rights and control over personal health information
  • Align state privacy standards with evolving technologies, data sharing, and research needs
  • Improve security and breach notification requirements for entities handling health data

Note: The exact purposes and policy aims would be detailed in the bill’s text and accompanying analyses.

Key provisions (notes on availability)

The full statutory text is not included in your briefing, so specific provisions cannot be enumerated here. In general, bills that revise healthcare privacy laws commonly address:
- Scope and definitions (what entities and data are covered)
- Patient rights (access, correction, and control over disclosures)
- Permitted and required disclosures (to providers, insurers, researchers, and third parties)
- Consent mechanisms and consent exceptions
- Data sharing with affiliates, business associates, and vendors
- De-identification and use of de-identified data
- Security standards and breach notice timelines
- Enforcement, penalties, and remedies
- Exemptions (public health, medical research, emergency use, etc.)
- Effective dates and transition periods

To know LC 3524’s precise provisions, review the bill’s text and fiscal impact statements when available.

Who would be affected

  • Health care providers, health plans, and other covered entities that handle health information
  • Business associates and vendors handling health data on behalf of covered entities
  • Researchers and institutions involved in health data study (subject to any privacy provisions and waivers)
  • Patients and individuals whose health information is collected, stored, or shared

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • December 14, 2024: Draft introduced; Drafter Assigned
  • December 24, 2024: Draft On Hold
  • May 23, 2025: Draft Died in Process
  • Status implication: The bill did not advance beyond the draft stage in the current session. It may be revived in a future session with a new draft and potentially different scope or provisions.

Additional notes and next steps

  • The exact language and provisions are required to assess specific impacts, costs, and compliance requirements.
  • To obtain a definitive understanding, consult the official legislative website for: the full bill text, fiscal notes, committee assignments, and any amendments or sponsor statements.
  • If monitoring privacy-law reform is important to you, consider setting notifications for LC 3524 and related health privacy bills in future sessions.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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