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United States of America: Signed bill on mental health digital services and mental health application information

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Signed bill on mental health digital services and mental health application information

On 28 September 2022, the Governor of California approved Assembly Bill (AB) 2089. The Bill amends the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) by revising the definition of medical information to include mental health applicatio…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider, software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2022-03-24
under deliberation

On 24 March 2022, California Assembly Bill on mental health privacy (AB 2089) was introduced in the…

2022-04-21
under deliberation

On 21 April 2022, California Assembly Bill (AB) 2089 on mental health privacy was amended in the St…

2022-05-26
under deliberation

On 26 May 2022, California Assembly Bill (AB) 2089 on mental health privacy was passed by the State…

2022-06-22
under deliberation

On 22 June 2022, California Assembly Bill (AB) 2089 on mental health privacy was amended by the Sta…

2022-08-22
adopted

On 22 August 2022, California Assembly Bill (AB) 2089 on mental health privacy was adopted after be…

2022-09-28
adopted

On 28 September 2022, the Governor of California approved Assembly Bill (AB) 2089. The Bill amends …

2023-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2023, Assembly Bill (AB) 2089 on mental health privacy was implemented. The Bill amend…