QuestionQ154

The U.S. Privacy Environment

Which option most accurately characterizes the regulatory status of pandemic contact-tracing apps in the United States?

  • A Contact tracing is covered exclusively under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
  • B Contact tracing is regulated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • C Contact tracing is subject to a patchwork of federal and state privacy laws.
  • D Contact tracing is not regulated in the United States.
Explanation

Pandemic contact-tracing apps can be subject to multiple federal and state privacy regimes. HIPAA applies only in specified covered-entity and business-associate relationships; other health apps may instead be subject to laws such as the FTC Act and the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule, alongside applicable state privacy and public-health laws.

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