New California Law Imposes Significant Data Management Requirements for Sensitive Health Data
Lexology January 23, 2024
On January 1, California’s Assembly Bill No. 352 (AB 352) went into effect, introducing significant changes to the handling and sharing of sensitive health information — particularly information related to reproductive health services. Under California’s existing Reproductive Privacy Act and the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), individuals have a fundamental right to privacy in their reproductive decisions, and unauthorized disclosure of medical information is generally prohibited.
AB 352 will impact both traditional and nontraditional health care entities. However, because AB 352 amends several existing California statutes and creates a new one, the scope of the various changes is different depending on the applicable statute. Thus, it is important to determine whether your business would fall under all, some, or...