Washington State Enacts Comprehensive Healthcare Protection Laws.
Washington state has passed a new law, My Health, My Data, which requires companies to obtain explicit consent from users before collecting, sharing, or selling their health data. The law will come into effect in March 2024 and will apply to medical apps and sites that collect medical data. The law also gives users the right to withdraw consent at any time and have their data deleted. The law aims to protect users' health data from companies and organizations not covered under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.