On April 27, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the state’s expansive health privacy law, the My Health My Data Act. Effective March 31, 2024, the MHMDA establishes a comprehensive privacy framework for entities doing business in Washington state that handle consumer health data. Reflecting a trend by lawmakers to…
On April 27, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law the state’s sweeping health privacy bill – the My Health Data Act.[1] The act, which establishes a comprehensive privacy framework for entities that do business in the state and that handle consumer health data, will take effect less than a…
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) establishes standards by which Protected Health Information (“PHI”) may be deidentified. Upon deidentification, HIPAA generally allows covered entities to use or disclose the information without limitation. However, states are increasingly passing privacy laws with definitions of personal information expansive enough to arguably…