Shield Act vs. HIPAA - Contrasts and Comparisons

The Shield Act imposes new security and breach notification requirements on New York employers and businesses doing business in New York. I previously blogged on the central tenets of this law. See https://www.trusiaklaw.com/blog/a-word-of-caution-to-hipaa-hybrid-covered-entities-new-york-s-shield-act-amends-nys-breach-notification-law-adds-data-security-requirements-and-imposes-data-security-obligations-for-hybrid-covered-entities.

This second installment of my Shield Act blog provides a useful comparison between HIPAA and the Shield Act in the below table format. This comparative analysis permits an increased understanding of data security, breach notification and other requirements.