LA County Board

20. Protecting the Privacy of Transgender Los Angeles County Residents Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Instruct the Directors of Health Services, Mental Health, Public Health, Public Social Services, and Personnel, and in consultation with County Counsel, to report back to the Board in writing in 30 days on their plans to implement Senate Bill (SB) 497 (Weiner), legislation which establishes safeguards against the enforcement of other states’ laws that attempt to penalize individuals for obtaining gender-affirming care that is legal in California, including safeguards to ensure compliance with the law and to prevent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information, develop and implement staff training protocols for all relevant existing and new employees on SB 497’s requirements, including privacy protections, prohibitions on data sharing, and mandatory procedures for addressing suspected violations, and report back to the Board in writing in 90 days on progress toward training and implementation of these protocols. (26-0893)