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# FDA, HHS, FTC Mobile Health App Guidance
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-hhs-ftc-mobile-health-app-guidance/
- Published: 2016-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T20:52:52.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5135284

> The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), working in conjunction with FDA and the HHS Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Office for Civil Rights, has developed a Web-based tool for designers of health-related mobile apps to help developers understand what federal laws and regulations might apply to their apps. A commission [statement](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2016/04/ftc-releases-new-guidance-developers-mobile-health-apps?ref=fdaweb.com) says the guidance tool asks developers a series of high-level questions about the nature of their app, including about its function, the data it collects, and the services it provides to users. Based on the developers’ answers to those questions, the statement says, the guidance will point the app developer toward detailed information about certain federal laws that might apply to the app.  
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> The guidance, which is maintained on the FTC Web site, links directly to each agency’s information about applicable laws. The commission also released its own business guidance aimed at helping health app developers comply with the FTC Act by building privacy and security into their apps.

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