New York state health data privacy legislation could soon hit the governor’s desk after the Assembly and Senate quickly passed bills this week. Despite Republican opposition on the Assembly floor Wednesday, members voted 95-41 to pass S-929, the Senate version that was substituted forA-2141. The effectively same bills have been compared to Washington state’s My Health My Data law. The Senate passed S-929 on Tuesday after bypassing its committee process (see 2501210068). Republicans and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) raised concerns with the legislation, which is supported by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
The Council of the EU Tuesday approved rules aimed at improving cross-border access to EU health data. The European Health Data Space (EHDS) regulation will give people better access to and control over their personal electronic health data while allowing certain data to be reused for research and innovation for patients' benefit, the Council said.
A Hawaii data privacy bill that state Sen. Chris Lee and five other Democrats (SB-1037) introduced Friday generally follows other comprehensive state bills in the mold of Virginia or Connecticut.
The New York Senate voted 49-10 Tuesday to approve a sweeping health privacy bill (S-929) similar to Washington state’s My Health My Data law.
Laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), state and federal privacy laws, other laws and common law precedents in areas like copyright and survivor privacy apply to people after death and businesses should take them into consideration when dealing with personal information of the deceased, said Alex Ferrate, commercial attorney, in an IAPP blog Thursday.
Solara Medical Supplies will pay $3 million to resolve possible violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday.
State privacy laws offer Californians broad AI protection, said Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) in legal guidance released Monday.
A private right of action appeared in a New York state health privacy bill introduced Thursday. Another lawmaker introduced a biometric privacy bill enforced by the state AG.
New York state legislators opened their 2025 session Wednesday, introducing comprehensive and healthcare-focused privacy bills, among other measures related to consumer data. Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D) offered the 2025 version of the New York Privacy Act. However, some of it is "not aligned with other comprehensive privacy laws,” which could make compliance a challenge for businesses, warned Hinshaw & Culbertson privacy attorney Cathy Mulrow-Peattie in an email Wednesday.
Norwegian data protection authority Datatilsynet advised against further changes in the use of health registers. The warning responds to proposed amendments of the country's Health Research Act. In addition, in an unofficial translation, Datatilsynet said establishing research registries merits further investigation, noting that processing health data is, in principle, prohibited under the General Data Protection Regulation. The authority said the proposals would mean significant change in the field of health registers in favor of research, without a corresponding focus on the rights and freedoms of the registries.