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Consumer Privacy Update: What Organizations Need to Know About Impending State Privacy Laws Going into Effect in 2024 and 2025

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Over the past several years, the number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws has increased exponentially from just a handful—California, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, and Utah—to up to twenty by some...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

[Webinar] 2024 Privacy Overview: How to Ensure Compliance and Reduce Business Risk - September 24th, 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT

2024 has been another big year for privacy, with significant developments happening almost daily. Several new state privacy laws are going into effect, with several more coming in 2025, and discussions surrounding a potential...more

Alston & Bird

FTC’s Updated Health Breach Notification Rule Now in Effect

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The revamped Health Breach Notification Rule by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took effect on July 29, 2024, expanding consumer privacy protections to the users of online health platforms and health and wellness apps. Our...more

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Disclosure of Data Through Website Cookies May Be a Data Breach – What A Recent Court Ruling Means for Healthcare Businesses

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A California federal court recently ruled that disclosure of certain data collected through website cookies that may qualify as health information could trigger a data breach under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) –...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Understanding Recent Developments in Health Care Privacy Laws - July 24th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

This year, the federal government has made significant changes to longstanding health care privacy rules, while state lawmakers continue to enact privacy restrictions on consumer health data. These reforms modify legal...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Nebraska Data Privacy Act Signed Into Law

On April 17, 2024, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed the Nebraska Data Privacy Act (the "Act"), which takes effect on January 1, 2025. The Act maps in large part to the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. Like Texas, the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Webinar] Mending the Fence: How State Privacy Laws are Closing the Gap on Health Consumer Privacy - June 18th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm...

Learning Objectives: - Explain the evolution of state data protection laws over the past year - Explore the focus on protecting health consumers - Describe practical approaches on how to build a privacy program when...more

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Maryland and Nebraska Adopt Comprehensive Privacy Laws

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The final weeks for many state legislatures have witnessed significant movements in the U.S. data privacy landscape. Last month, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed the Data Privacy Act, LB1074, into law....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Maryland Creates a New Paradigm for Data Privacy

On May 10, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 ("MODPA" or the "Act"), bringing the number of comprehensive state privacy laws to 18and establishing a new, more restrictive...more

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REMINDER: Nevada Joins Washington with a Consumer Health Data Consent Law Now In Effect

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Nevada’s new consumer health data law—like Washington’s My Health My Data Act—implements strict—and separate—consent requirements for the collection and sharing of an individual’s health data, with few exceptions. March...more

Clark Hill PLC

It’s Here – The Who, What and How of Washington’s New “My Health My Data” Act and Its Private Right of Action

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Enforcement of Washington’s My Health My Data Act (MHMDA or the Act) starts now. Passed by the Washington state legislature last year and designed broadly to protect “consumer health data,” the Act is one part of a larger...more

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Washington’s My Health My Data Act Comes Into Force - What You Need to Know, and Do

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On March 31, 2024, the Washington My Health My Data Act (MHMDA), a comprehensive consumer health privacy law, will come into force. Small businesses – defined as those processing consumer health data of fewer than 100,000...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] How to Prepare for New State Health Privacy Laws - March 12th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

New state privacy laws regulating health data impose significant obligations and heightened risks. In addition to existing laws in California, Colorado and other states, Washington State’s My Health My Data Act and Nevada’s...more

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Washington's My Health My Data Act - Are You Prepared?

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Washington's My Health My Data Act (MHMDA) goes into effect on March 31, 2024, for most entities subject to the law. The MHMDA imposes new notice and consent requirements for the processing of "consumer health data," with...more

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Navigating U.S. State Privacy Laws: New Jersey Adds New Roads to an Already Complicated Map

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On January 16, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the first comprehensive state privacy law of 2024 (SB 332). As states wait for federal privacy legislation to materialize, New Jersey's legislation becomes...more

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New California Law Imposes Significant Data Management Requirements for Sensitive Health Data

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On January 1, California's Assembly Bill No. 352 (AB 352) went into effect, introducing significant changes to the handling and sharing of sensitive health information — particularly information related to reproductive health...more

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What Healthcare Industry Players Need to Know About the Evolving Landscape of State Consumer Privacy Laws

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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...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New York Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for Hospitals

Governor Kathy Hochul has released new cybersecurity requirements for hospitals in New York, requiring that they implement minimum cybersecurity controls to safeguard protected health information and avoid delays in care as a...more

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Staying Fit in the Data Game: A Business Rx for State Consumer Health Data Laws

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In the wake of the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, state consumer health data laws have emerged as a critical focal point in the rapidly evolving landscape of how consumer health data will be...more

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Your Organization Has Suffered a Data Incident: Now Here Are the Regulators It Will Likely Encounter

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Government regulators are seemingly as numerous as the stars nowadays, especially in the universe of data incidents. When organizations experience a data incident, they will need to quickly assess what happened, why it...more

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Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Issue Warnings Related to Use of "Online Tracking...

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently published a warning letter that they jointly sent to more than 130 hospital systems and...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Delaware Makes a Baker’s Dozen: Delaware Becomes the Thirteenth State to Enact a Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy Law

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On September 11, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA) (House Bill 154), making Delaware the thirteenth state to enact a comprehensive data privacy framework. The DPDPA...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

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

State Privacy Law Update: Montana Genetic Information Privacy

This year has proven to be active in terms of state privacy legislation. In addition to Montana’s Consumer Data Privacy Act, the state has now passed a Genetic Information Privacy Act. Montana defines “genetic data” as any...more

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FTC Emerges as Leader in Health Privacy Enforcement

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Over the past year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has emerged as a leading actor in the health privacy enforcement space, spearheading enforcement actions, policy statements, and regulatory changes all aimed at...more

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