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Email Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal sued Health Net of Connecticut, Inc. ("Health Net"), a health plan, for allegedly failing to secure patients' private records, marking the first time a state attorney general has sued for violations of the federal HIPAA law since HITECH authorized state attorneys general to enforce HIPAA last year. This memorandum provides an overview of some of the major legal changes wrought by HITECH, a cautionary note about future state prosecutions of health care providers, as well as health plans, and important steps companies are taking in order to comply with the new law. https://www.cadwalader.com/resources/clients-friends-memos/first-state-ag-in-the-nation-sues-to-enforce-hipaa