Japan Approves an APPI Bill With a Statistical-Processing Lane and

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Japan's Cabinet approved a bill to amend the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, developed through the Personal Information Protection Commission's triennial review. The bill introduces a "statistical processing" (統計的処理) concept for deriving trend and characteristic-level information from bulk data while...

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Who it binds: Professionals and organizations under See briefing rules described in the source article.

Effective date: Not set

Primary source: https://www.theleveragedyears.com/ai-regulation-news/japan-appi-amendment-statistical-processing-profiling-2026

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Iowa HF 2635 Bars AI as Sole Basis for Prior-Auth Denials

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Iowa HF 2635 (2026) amends Iowa Code chapter 514F to regulate the use of AI in prior authorization and utilization review. Under new section 514F.8(2A), an AI-based algorithm may perform an initial review but cannot be the sole basis for denying, delaying, or downgrading a medical-necessity request.

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Effective date: January 1, 2027 for most provisions; July 1, 2027 for the electronic-submission requirement

Primary source: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2635.html

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Human-Review Right for Automated Decisions Now in Force

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Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection became fully enforceable in October 2024 after a two-year transition.

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Effective date: Enacted October 17, 2022; fully enforceable since October 2024

Primary source: https://www.theleveragedyears.com/ai-regulation-news/indonesia-pdp-automated-decision-dpia-2026

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