Most States are Stricter than HIPAA on Patient Demographic Fields
| State | Gender | Address | Age |
|---|
| Alabama | | | |
| Alaska | | | |
| Arizona | Yes | 5 digit zip code | In Years |
| Arkansas | Yes | 3 digit zip code | In Years |
| California | Yes | 3 digit (or nothing if not unique) subject to masking | In Years (subject to masking) |
| Colorado | Yes | 3 digit zip code | Birth month and year |
| Connecticut | | | |
| Delaware | | | |
| District of Columbia | | | |
| Florida | Yes | 5 digit zip code | In Years |
| Georgia | | | |
| Hawaii | Yes | 5 digit zip code | Age Group (Birth Year in HCUP) |
| Idaho | | | |
| Illinois | Yes | 3 digit zip code | Age Group |
| Indiana | | | |
| Iowa | Yes | 5 digit zip code | In years |
| Kansas | | | |
| Kentucky | Yes | 5 digit zip code | In years |
| Louisiana | | | |
| Maine | Yes | County | In Years |
| Maryland | Yes | 3 digit zip code | In Years |
| Massachusetts | Yes | 3 digit zip code | In Years |
| Michigan | | | |
| Minnesota | | | |
| Mississippi | | | |
| Missouri | Yes | First 3 digits if first 3 digits of ZIP has population >20,000 | Birth year |
| Montana | | | |
| Nebraska | | | |
| Nevada | Yes | State | In Years |
| New Hampshire | Yes | 5 digit zip code | In Years |
| New Jersey | Yes | 5 digit zip code | In Years |
| New Mexico | Yes | 3 digit zip code | In Years |
| New York | Yes | 5 digit zip code | Birth month and year |
| North Carolina | Yes | 5 digit zip code | In Years |
| North Dakota | | | |
| Ohio | | | |
| Oklahoma | Yes | 5 digit zip code | Age Group |
| Oregon | Yes | 3 digit zip code | In Years |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | 5 digit zip code | In Years |
| Rhode Island | Yes | Removed in 2007 | In Years |
| South Carolina | Yes | County | Age Group |
| South Dakota | Yes | 5 digit zip code | In Years |
| Tennessee | Yes | County, 5 digit zip code | In Years |
| Texas | Yes | 5 digit zip code (last two digits are blank if a ZIP code has fewer than 30 cases) | Age Group (expanded for HIV/drug/alcohol) |
| Utah | Yes | 5 digit zip code | Age Group |
| Vermont | Yes | 3 digit zip code (categories; 5-digit if pop>10k) | Age Group |
| Virginia | Yes | 5 digit zip code | In Years |
| Washington | Yes | 5 digit zip code | In months |
| West Virginia | Yes | State | In years |
| Wisconsin | Yes | 5 digit zip code | In years |
| Wyoming | | | |
Notes: A blank value indicates that State does not release public data. Age groups are variable in size; many
are groups of 5 years wth different size groupings for children and infants. The HIPPA Safe Harbor is
standard requires dates be in years and geography in 5-digits (or the first 2 digits for populations less than 20,000).
Hooley S and Sweeney L.
Survey of Publicly Available State Health Databases. Harvard University.
Data Privacy Lab. 1064-1. June 2013. PDF
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