Expert briefing: harmonize HIPAA deidentification, consider ban on reidentification
Apr 29, 2026
Anne (Future of Privacy Forum) told the committee that HIPAA’s deidentification standards (safe harbor and expert determination) are stringent and defensible for medical data; she recommended harmonizing state standards with HIPAA and urged the legislature to consider a ban on reidentifying HIPAA‑deidentified data with limited exceptions.
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Anne, a senior fellow at the Future of Privacy Forum who specializes in deidentification, provided a technical overview April 8 of how HIPAA deidentification works and why that standard matters for legislative drafting.
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