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Apr 16, 2019
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Health Insurance Privacy (H 5556, S 580)

In an effort to protect the medical privacy of individual members on an insurance plan, this legislation would have required that explanation of benefit documents be sent to the member that they concern, rather than the holder of the plan.
Legislation
Mar 29, 2019
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Compassionate Care Act (H 5555, S 320)

Legislation supported by the ACLU would have allowed for certain terminally ill patients to make knowing and competent decisions about death and peacefully determine the end of their lives with dignity, autonomy, and privacy.
Legislation
Mar 19, 2019
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Computer Verification of Hours Worked (H 5255, S 125)

This legislation would have required software to take screenshots of a contractor’s computer every three minutes, which would have then been made available to the state in “real time” in order to verify a contractor’s billed hours.
Legislation
Mar 19, 2019
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Immunization Registry (H 5541, S 676)

Legislation
Mar 18, 2019
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Roadway Surveillance (H 5042)

This legislation would have restricted the use of automated license plate readers and limited the purchasing or sharing of ALPR-obtained data between private organizations or law enforcement agencies.
Legislation
Feb 22, 2019
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Opioid Overdose Notification (H 5383, S 139 Sub A)

The ACLU has been vigilant in opposing “solutions” to the opioid epidemic that compromise patient rights, including their right to confidentiality.
Legislation
Jun 25, 2018
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Real Estate Marijuana Disclosure (H 8354, S 2442)

The state's medical marijuana law was crafted to put a high priority on patient privacy, but that consideration has been placed on the back burner a number of times in recent years in the name of public safety.
Legislation
Jun 15, 2018
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Overdose Confidentiality (S 2545A)

Another well-intentioned piece of legislation, addressing the opioid overdose crisis, threatened to erode the trust addicted people have with their doctors by allowing doctors to break confidentiality and tell family members and friends of a person's addicted status - even over their express wishes.
Legislation
May 22, 2018
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Cell Phone Location Tracking (H 7451, S 2291)

This session, the Attorney General sought to undermine an ACLU-backed 2016 law concerning warrants and cell phone location tracking by promoting legislation allowing law enforcement to keep you in the dark - perhaps indefinitely - if your location has been tracked.
Legislation
Apr 16, 2019
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Legislation
Apr 16, 2019
  • Privacy

Health Insurance Privacy (H 5556, S 580)

In an effort to protect the medical privacy of individual members on an insurance plan, this legislation would have required that explanation of benefit documents be sent to the member that they concern, rather than the holder of the plan.
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Legislation
Mar 29, 2019
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Mar 29, 2019
  • Privacy

Compassionate Care Act (H 5555, S 320)

Legislation supported by the ACLU would have allowed for certain terminally ill patients to make knowing and competent decisions about death and peacefully determine the end of their lives with dignity, autonomy, and privacy.
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Legislation
Mar 19, 2019
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Legislation
Mar 19, 2019
  • Privacy

Computer Verification of Hours Worked (H 5255, S 125)

This legislation would have required software to take screenshots of a contractor’s computer every three minutes, which would have then been made available to the state in “real time” in order to verify a contractor’s billed hours.
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Legislation
Mar 19, 2019
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Legislation
Mar 19, 2019
  • Privacy

Immunization Registry (H 5541, S 676)

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Legislation
Mar 18, 2019
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Legislation
Mar 18, 2019
  • Privacy

Roadway Surveillance (H 5042)

This legislation would have restricted the use of automated license plate readers and limited the purchasing or sharing of ALPR-obtained data between private organizations or law enforcement agencies.
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Legislation
Feb 22, 2019
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Legislation
Feb 22, 2019
  • Privacy

Opioid Overdose Notification (H 5383, S 139 Sub A)

The ACLU has been vigilant in opposing “solutions” to the opioid epidemic that compromise patient rights, including their right to confidentiality.
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Legislation
Jun 25, 2018
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Legislation
Jun 25, 2018
  • Privacy|
  • +1 Issue

Real Estate Marijuana Disclosure (H 8354, S 2442)

The state's medical marijuana law was crafted to put a high priority on patient privacy, but that consideration has been placed on the back burner a number of times in recent years in the name of public safety.
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Legislation
Jun 15, 2018
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Legislation
Jun 15, 2018
  • Privacy

Overdose Confidentiality (S 2545A)

Another well-intentioned piece of legislation, addressing the opioid overdose crisis, threatened to erode the trust addicted people have with their doctors by allowing doctors to break confidentiality and tell family members and friends of a person's addicted status - even over their express wishes.
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Legislation
May 22, 2018
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Legislation
May 22, 2018
  • Privacy

Cell Phone Location Tracking (H 7451, S 2291)

This session, the Attorney General sought to undermine an ACLU-backed 2016 law concerning warrants and cell phone location tracking by promoting legislation allowing law enforcement to keep you in the dark - perhaps indefinitely - if your location has been tracked.
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