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Foundational Federal Laws Applicable to Mobile Health Technology

January 4, 2023

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As you design, market, and distribute a mobile health (mHealth) app that your customers will use to collect, share, use, or maintain individuals’ health information, it is likely you have questions about what U.S. federal laws apply. You may also wonder which federal agencies oversee various aspects of mHealth — including how this varies by how individuals, their health plan, or health care providers will use the app. Depending on who is expected to use an app and how they will get and use the app (e.g., direct-to-consumer (patient) app or a health care provider-directed app), this can vary.

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