Provides for the protection of health information

Provides for the protection of health information; establishes requirements for communications to individuals about their health information; requires either written consent or a designated necessary purpose for the processing of an individual's health information.

VETO MESSAGE - No. 135 TO THE SENATE: I am returning herewith, without my approval, the following bill: Senate Bill Number 929, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to providing for the protection of health information" NOT APPROVED The bill would require businesses and organizations operating in New York to refrain from collecting or processing health information of consumers, subject to limited exceptions, unless such information is strictly necessary to provide a given service or the consumer has authorized such processing. I support protecting the privacy and security of New Yorker's health- related data. As technology evolves rapidly, individuals deserve to understand how their data is being collected and processed. While well- intentioned, the bill's definitions and scope are broad, creating poten- tially significant uncertainty about the information sub...