Japan:
Personal Information Protection Commission Releases Draft Guidelines Regarding Health Care Sector For Public Comments
03 April 2017
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Richard Johnson
,
Jonathon Little
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Anand Varadarajan
and
Nicole Perry
Jones Day
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On January 31, 2017, the Personal Information Protection
Commission released draft guidelines concerning the Personal
Information Protection Act for the health care sector (source
document in Japanese) for public comments. The draft discusses
proper handling of personal information for medical and
long-term-care business operators.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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