Will New York Be Next to Regulate Specifically Personal Health Information to Further, and Possibly Re-write, a New Paradigm of State-Level Health Data Regulation?
Pratt's Privacy and Cybersecurity Report published an article by Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Co-chair Scott Lashway, Special Counsel Matthew MK Stein, Of Counsel Cassandra Paolillo, and Associate Kayla LaRosa examining the differences between the New York legislature's version of Washington's My Health Data Act and the Washington law. The New York Health Information Privacy Act currently awaits Kathy Hochul’s signature.
The authors write, "Indeed, in the absence of a broader federal law, it could set a new paradigm for state-level data regulation given New York’s significance in regulating business. Additionally, given the proposed law’s breadth, its implications for the use of regulated data with emerging technology uses such as AI – whether in adtech, healthcare, or elsewhere – could be significant.”
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