Washington Legislature Passes 30-day Data Breach Notification Law

Health IT Security: The Washington legislature unanimously passed new legislation that effectively truncates the time organizations in the state must begin notifying victims of a data breach to just 30 days.

For healthcare organizations, the breach notification timeframe has been effectively cut in half, as HIPAA gives providers 60 days to report a breach from time of discovery. Further, the Washington Attorney General must also be notified within 30 days and without reasonable delay.

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