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Rep. Heath Howard says new bill would make privacy the default for sensitive health data
Summary
HB 13 17 would require explicit informed written consent, limit disclosures to statute/court order or necessary care coordination, require data minimization and authorize civil enforcement by the attorney general. DHHS recommended minor statutory placement and HIPAA‑alignment edits; disability advocates urged stronger consent and transparency.
Representative Heath Howard introduced HB 13 17 and framed it as a proactive right‑to‑privacy measure for Granite Staters. Howard told the committee the bill would make privacy the default for personally identifiable health, disability and mental‑health data held by state agencies, political subdivisions and their contractors.
Howard: “This bill ensures that state agencies, political subdivisions, and their contractors cannot simply collect, maintain, or disclose personally identifiable data, medical information, disability, or mental health data to third parties without a specific or justified reason.”
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