Washington’s Health Data Privacy Law Raises Compliance Hurdles

The state of Washington’s My Health My Data Act, signed April 27 by Governor Jay Inslee, is poised to transform the privacy landscape. The act’s broad scope and definitions will expand its reach to data not normally considered health data, and to businesses that don’t traditionally consider themselves health-care providers.

The breadth and vagueness of the act is coupled with challenging implementation requirements and enforcement through a plaintiff-friendly private right of action.

Businesses from every sector...