LA County Board

20.\nProtecting the Privacy of Transgender Los Angeles County Residents\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Instruct the Directors of\nHealth Services, Mental Health, Public Health, Public Social Services, and\nPersonnel, and in consultation with County Counsel, to report back to the Board\nin writing in 30 days on their plans to implement Senate Bill (SB) 497 (Weiner),\nlegislation which establishes safeguards against the enforcement of other\nstates’ laws that attempt to penalize individuals for obtaining gender-affirming\ncare that is legal in California, including safeguards to ensure compliance with\nthe law and to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information,\ndevelop and implement staff training protocols for all relevant existing and new\nemployees on SB 497’s requirements, including privacy protections,\nprohibitions on data sharing, and mandatory procedures for addressing\nsuspected violations, and report back to the Board in writing in 90 days on\nprogress toward training and implementation of these protocols. (26-0893)\nMotion by Supervisor Mitchell