- (a) It is the purpose of this act to harmonize state law with the HIPAA privacy rule with respect to individual access to protected health information, proper safeguarding of protected health information, and the use and disclosure of protected health information for purposes of facilitating the development and use of health information technology and health information exchange.
- (b) This section shall take effect on and after July 1, 2011.
L. 2011, ch. 114, § 23; June 9.