Lexology October 3, 2023
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California is taking steps through Assembly Bill 254 (the “Bill”), approved by the State’s Governor on September 27, 2023, to ensure that patient information collected through reproductive or sexual health applications enjoys protections under the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (the “CMIA”).[1] In addition to applying to providers and plans, the CMIA applies to businesses that offer software or hardware to consumers, such as mobile applications, which maintain medical information for the purpose of enabling management of such medical information or to otherwise support diagnosis, treatment, or management of a medical condition.[2] As a result, software and application developers may need to consider the CMIA with respect to their obligations relating to this particular data. In addition to certain confidentiality...

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