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Privacy Briefs: May 2024

Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million current and former members that their personal information may have been compromised when it was transmitted to tech giants Google, Microsoft Bing and X (formerly Twitter) when...more

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Idaho's New Parental Access Law v. HIPAA

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As discussed in our prior health law update, New Limits on Minor Consents in Idaho, effective July 1, 2024, parents generally will have the right to access the medical records of their unemancipated minor children subject to...more

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The Peach State Takes a Bite at Privacy Law

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The Georgia Senate voted to pass the Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act (SB 473) on Feb. 27th. Although the bill is similar to many other comprehensive state privacy laws, there are some notable distinctions....more

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The Long-Awaited Part 2 Modifications Are Finalized with New Obligations for Part 2 Providers and Less Friction for Sharing...

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On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a final rule modifying 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) provisions regarding the confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records. The...more

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New Hampshire Legislature Passes a Comprehensive Privacy Law

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On January 4, 2023, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 255 (the “Act”) with amendments, setting the stage for New Hampshire to become the latest state with a comprehensive privacy law....more

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Examining the Likely Impact of Washington’s My Health, My Data Act on Class Action Litigation Involving Biometric Data

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On April 27, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1155, colloquially known as the My Health, My Data Act (the Act). Passed in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision, the Act...more

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Beyond HIPAA: What Businesses Need to Know as States Join Trend to Protect Consumer Health Data

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For decades, medical providers and other covered entities have satisfied their health-data privacy obligations by complying with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) — but this is changing...more

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Florida Added to Growing List of New Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Laws

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On June 6, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis approved the passage of Senate Bill 262, which establishes the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR), set to go into effect July 1, 2024. Florida is now the tenth state to pass...more

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Washington State Imposes Far-Reaching Privacy Obligations for Consumer Health Data

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The Washington My Health My Data Act (the MHMD Act) was signed into law on April 27, 2023, creating new restrictions on the collection and disclosure of "consumer health data" by companies in Washington or that is related to...more

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Tracking Online User Activity: HIPAA and Other Legal Risks

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The use of tracking technologies on websites and mobile applications (e.g., cookies) has become largely ubiquitous in our technology-driven world. Health care providers and organizations, for example, may use tracking...more

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People’s Privacy Act Introduced In Washington State House Of Representatives

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Keypoint: While the Washington Privacy Act appears poised to pass the Senate, a competing bill introduced in the House of Representatives would require opt-in consent for processing, create an Illinois-like biometric...more

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Use of PHI for Non-Patient Purposes

In an era of decreasing reimbursement and rapidly expanding opportunities associated with “big data”, healthcare entities may be looking for ways to monetize protected health information (“PHI”) for their own, non-patient...more

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Fins to the Left; Fins to the Right – Florida Considers a Private Right of Action for Biometric Privacy Violations

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And if you are collecting, storing or using biometric information of any Parrotheads, you may end up being the only bait in town. A bill to create the Florida Biometric Privacy Act was just introduced in the Sunshine State...more

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Healthcare and Innovators, Take Note: The HIPAA Privacy RFI Can Benefit You

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This past Friday, the Office of Civil Rights within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a formal Request for Information on Modifying HIPAA Rules to Improve Coordinated Care. The RFI’s publication...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act: Potential Impact and Key Takeaways

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The California legislature unanimously approved and California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) on June 28, 2018. The CCPA is arguably the most far-reaching data...more

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Illinois “Geolocation Privacy Protection Act” Passes Both Houses, Headed to Governor’s Desk

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On Tuesday, June 27, the Illinois legislature passed HB 3449, the “Geolocation Privacy Protection Act.” If signed by Governor Bruce Rauner (R), the bill would prohibit a “private entity” from collecting, using, storing or...more

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