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House advances health data authority with new privacy opt-out and legislative membership

Utah House of Representatives · February 12, 2024
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Summary

Second substitute HB 41 was adopted and passed to modernize Utah's Health Data Committee — adding an opt-out for individuals, banning sharing of Social Security numbers, adding two legislative members and a data-privacy expert, and setting a two-year sunset for review.

The Utah House unanimously adopted and passed second substitute HB 41 on Feb. 9, updating the Health Data Committee nd adding new privacy protections and governance changes.

Representative Lesser, presenting the substitute, said the original law created a committee to analyze de-identified health-care data but was enacted more than 30 years ago.…

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