You’re developing a health app for mobile devices and you want to know which federal laws apply. Check out this interactive tool.
WHAT ARE THE LAWS?
Does your mobile app collect, create, or share consumer information? Does it diagnose or treat a disease or health condition? Then this tool will help you figure out which – and it may be more than one – federal laws apply. It’s not meant to be legal advice about all of your compliance obligations, but it will give you a snapshot of a few important laws and regulations from three federal agencies.
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act)
- Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act)
- FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule
WHICH LAWS APPLY TO YOUR MOBILE HEALTH APP? Go here.
Via Pharma Guy
Related: "An Analysis of Genentech's 4HER Mobile Health App Privacy Policy"; http://bit.ly/4HERapp and "mHealth App Developers Ask for HIPAA Clarity"; http://bit.ly/mAppHIPAA I used this tool thinking of a few pharma mHealth apps I have seen. To see the results of that exercise, click here: http://bit.ly/mHealthAppQandA