What Healthcare Industry Players Need to Know About the Evolving Landscape of State Consumer Privacy Laws
Lexology January 5, 2024
With the flurry of new consumer privacy laws enacted in states across the country, it is vital for healthcare companies that are not regulated under HIPAA to remain informed of this changing landscape in order to plan and execute their compliance strategies.
In the absence of comprehensive federal consumer privacy legislation, companies must continue to contend with an evolving landscape of state privacy laws when managing data and information about their customers. Spearheaded by California, several other states have enacted laws to fill the void. Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia implemented new consumer privacy protections in 2023, and Utah’s law went into effect at the end of 2023.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) covered entities and business...