Health record privacy rules may get tighter in New Hampshire

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Foster's Daily Democrat, February 19, 2008

A bill being considered in a New Hampshire House committee seeks to tighten health information privacy regulations. If approved, the state's rules would go beyond the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The proposed state law also seeks to put stricter regulations on health information used for research.

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