CS/HB 1231 Summary

• Requires state agencies collecting personal identification information through websites to post privacy policies with specific minimum requirements, including data collection practices, security measures, and public records disclosures.

• Establishes rules for agency use of cookies on websites, requiring user permission before installation with exceptions for temporary session-only cookies.

• Directs Division of Library and Information Services to adopt procedures for destruction and disposal of records containing personal identification information after retention requirements are met.

• Mandates Agency for Health Care Administration create an accessible website by November 1, 2014 with searchable information on licensed assisted living facilities, including licensing status, services, violations, and survey data from the previous 60 months.

• Dissolves the Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis and replaces it with a comprehensive health information system within the Agency for Health Care Administration to collect, coordinate, and disseminate health-related data and statistics; establishes State Consumer Health Information and Policy Advisory Council to oversee implementation.