Manatt Health April 18, 2023
Washington state legislators have approved a far-reaching data protection bill that could change how businesses collect, use, and disclose consumer health data, including information that is only inferentially related to health and wellness. If signed by the governor, House Bill 1155, styled as the My Health, My Data Act (the “MHMD”), would establish significant new restrictions around consumer health data that extend beyond the traditional reach of the federal Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) by regulating not just health care providers and health plans but any business that collects health-related information or information that can lead to an inference about an individual’s physical or mental health condition.
The My Health, My Data Act arrives at a time when...
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