Lexology October 3, 2023
On April 27, 2023, Washington’s Governor signed Washington’s My Health, My Data Act (WMHMDA or the Act).* Starting March 31, 2024, most entities subject to the Act will have certain obligations toward “consumer health data,”[1] including providing consumers with the right to access their information, withdraw their consent to certain processing, and request the deletion of their information. Shortly after the enactment of WMHMDA, Connecticut amended its privacy statute to also address “consumer health data.” Some now assume that Connecticut has adopted the same measures described in the Washington legislation. However, while both statutes utilize the term “consumer health data,” the statutes treat this term differently.
The following compares each statute’s definition:
While there are several subtle differences in the...
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