Sara Jodka of Dickinson Wright writes: Introduction As the intersection of technology and healthcare becomes increasingly nuanced, the field of genomic medicine is rapidly evolving and expanding. Genomic medicine, or personalized medicine focusing on the data holding information on base sequence in an individual’s genome, uses an individual’s genetic information to guide healthcare decisions. This…
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Nevada’s Governor Signs Health Data Privacy Act
Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis writes: On June 16, 2023, Nevada’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 370, which enacts certain protections for consumer health data. The law is similar to Washington’s My Health, My Data Act, which was passed in April. The Future of Privacy Forum prepared a useful chart comparing the Washington and Nevada laws. Nevada’s law becomes operative…
Oregon Legislature Passes Consumer Privacy Act
Lindsey Tonsager, Libbie Canter, Jayne Ponder, Jorge Ortiz, and Alexandra Scott of Covington & Burling write: On June 22, 2023, the Oregon state legislature passed the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act, S.B. 619 (the “Act”). This bill resembles the comprehensive privacy statutes in Colorado, Montana, and Connecticut, though there are some notable distinctions. If passed, Oregon will be…
Increase in In-House Oversight of Privacy
Jason C. Gavejian and Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis write: The Association of Corporate Counsel and Major, Lindsey & Africa recently released their 2023 Law Department Management Benchmarking Report (Report) which tracks key trends in law department financial and operational data. Unsurprising, as there has been an increase in privacy regulation across the country with several states…