Vol. 35 No. 11 HIPAA DISCLOSURES – COVID 19 – FIRST RESPONDERS
A recurrent question of late has been what, if any, information can be relayed to first responders – Police and Fire Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) concerning potential COVID-19 exposure from a given person and/or location. Fortunately, guidance has now been had from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in an online bulletin received […]
Vol. 35 No. 10 EXECUTIVE ORDER N-40-20 – POBR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS EXTENDED
By Executive Order dated March 30, 2020, Governor Newsom extended the statute of limitations under Govt. Code §3304(d) by 60 days. Govt. Code §3304(d) reads in pertinent part[1] as follows: Except as provided in this subdivision and subdivision (g), no punitive action, nor denial of promotion on grounds other than merit, shall be undertaken for […]