United States of America: Adopted My Health My Data Act (HB 1155)
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Adopted My Health My Data Act (HB 1155)
On 17 April 2023, the My Health My Data Act (HB 1155) was adopted by the Washington State Legislature. The Act states that entities collecting health data, including biometric, abortion, and mental data, would be required to specify the purpose of collection and the sources from which the data will be collected. Additionally, regulated entities would have to provide a list of businesses with which they share the data, including a point of contact. Furthermore, the entities would have to obtain the individual's consent for collecting, processing and selling data. Finally, the individuals would have the right to know what type of data has been collected and to opt-out, withdraw their consent and request the deletion of their data. The Act will be sent to the Governor to be signed into law.
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