Missouri Laws 407.1355 – Social Security numbers, prohibited actions involving
1. Except as provided in this section a person or entity, not including a state or local agency, shall not do any of the following:
(1) Publicly post or publicly display in any manner an individual’s Social Security number. “Publicly post” or “publicly display” is defined in this section to intentionally communicate or otherwise make available to the general public or to an individual’s co-workers;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 407.1355
- Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) Require an individual to transmit his or her Social Security number over the internet, unless the connection is secure or the Social Security number is encrypted;
(3) Require an individual to use his or her Social Security number to access an internet website, unless a password, unique personal identification number, or other authentication device is also required to access the internet website;
(4) Require an individual to use his or her Social Security number as an employee number for any type of employment-related activity;
(5) Require an individual to use the last four digits of his or her Social Security number as an employee number for any type of employment-related activity.
2. The provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection 1 of this section shall only apply to such use after December 31, 2015.
3. This section does not prevent the collection, use, or release of a Social Security number as required by state or federal law or the use of a Social Security number for internal verification or administrative purposes.
4. This section does not apply to documents that are recorded or required to be open to the public pursuant to chapter 610. This section does not apply to records that are required by statute, case law, or Missouri court rules to be made available to the public.
5. If a federal law takes effect requiring the United States Department of Health and Human Services to establish a national unique patient health identifier program, any person or entity that complies with the federal law shall be deemed in compliance with this section.