On May 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a number of proposed amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule (the Rule), the latest in a series of actions taken by the agency to
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HHS Proposes Purpose Limitation on Disclosures of PHI Related to Reproductive Health
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On April 12, 2023, the Biden administration announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the agency responsible for enforcing the Health…
Continue Reading HHS Proposes Purpose Limitation on Disclosures of PHI Related to Reproductive HealthWashington State Governor Signs Sweeping Health Privacy Act (My Health My Data Act) into Law
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On April 27, 2023, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a far-reaching health privacy law entitled the “My Health My Data Act” (the Act), which extends protections to consumer health data collected by…
Continue Reading Washington State Governor Signs Sweeping Health Privacy Act (My Health My Data Act) into LawColorado AG’s Office Announces Final Colorado Privacy Act Rules: Key Takeaways
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On March 15, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General’s (Colorado AG) office released the final version of the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA) rules (the final rules), which are based on public comments on the third version…
Continue Reading Colorado AG’s Office Announces Final Colorado Privacy Act Rules: Key TakeawaysFTC Announces Settlement with BetterHelp for Disclosing Consumers’ Health Information to Third-Party Advertisers
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On March 2, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement agreement (also referred to as “proposed consent order”) with BetterHelp, Inc., an online counseling service, for allegedly disclosing its website visitors’ and…
Continue Reading FTC Announces Settlement with BetterHelp for Disclosing Consumers’ Health Information to Third-Party AdvertisersFTC Announces First Enforcement Action Under the Health Breach Notification Rule Against GoodRx
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On February 1, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a complaint against and proposed settlement agreement (the “proposed order”) with GoodRx, a digital health company, over its data sharing practices that allegedly…
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