Germany: Entry into force with grace period of Health Data Utilisation Act establishing Data Access and Coordination Office for Health Data
Description
Entry into force with grace period of Health Data Utilisation Act establishing Data Access and Coordination Office for Health Data
On 26 March 2024, the Health Data Utilisation Act (BGBl. 2024 I Nr. 102) entered into force one day after its publication in the Federal Gazette. The Act establishes a Data Access and Coordination Office for Health Data at the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices. In particular, the Office is tasked with maintaining a public metadata catalogue for transparency about available health data and identifying the respective data holders. Further, the Act regulates the competencies in cases of inter-state research programs.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, software provider: other software, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2023-09-08
under deliberation
2024-02-02
adopted