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House committee backs bill to limit sale of mental‑health app data under state privacy law
Summary
House Bill 397 would extend Montana's Uniform Health Care Information Act protections to mental‑health and substance‑use digital services (apps) that fall outside HIPAA; the bill passed second reading unanimously and sponsors said it targets apps that collect sensitive information and sell it.
Representative Sullivan reintroduced House Bill 397, a measure to protect mental‑health and substance‑use related digital services and apps from trading or selling user data. Sullivan said many consumer apps that offer mental‑health support do not fall under federal HIPAA protections and instead may monetize sensitive information.
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