What is the new Washington My Health My Data Act (MHMDA)?
MHMDA aims to provide stronger privacy protections for “consumer health data” by:
- Requiring additional disclosures for the collection, use, and sharing of consumer health data
- Restricting the use of consumer health data to what is necessary to provide a consumer requested service unless the consumer provides their consent or a written authorization for additional processing
- Giving consumers the right to access and delete their consumer health data and withdraw their consent for collection and sharing
- Prohibiting the sale of consumer health data without a valid authorization signed by the consumer
- Prohibiting certain uses of a geofence around a facility that provides health care services
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