Lexology July 13, 2023
On June 30, 2023, the Washington Attorney General (AG) published a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to the My Health My Data Act (MHMDA). As we discussed previously, the MHMDA will impose new requirements on entities involved in collecting, processing, sharing, or selling consumer health data belonging to Washington residents beginning as early as March 2024. This is the first law passed in the United States that creates data processing requirements specifically for consumer health data that falls outside of the scope of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (though it is no longer the only one, with Connecticut and Nevada passing copycat legislation soon after the Washington law was enacted).
The MHMDA can be enforced...
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