In a 13-8 vote, the Nevada Senate passed Senate Bill 370, which is "an act relating to data privacy; requiring certain entities to develop … a policy concerning the privacy of consumer health data." The bill would also bar health care companies from collecting or sharing patients' health information "without the affirmative, voluntary consent of a consumer."
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