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Ky. Senate Panel Clears House-Passed Bill Tweaking Privacy Law

The Kentucky Senate Economic Development Committee unanimously supported a healthcare tweak to its comprehensive privacy law Thursday. Rep. Joshua Branscum (R) described his bill HB-473 as doing “minor cleanup” at the livestreamed hearing.

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The House last week unanimously passed HB-473, which would update the law by fleshing out an exemption for data subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (see 2502260009).