HR 5293
100th Congress
House
Health
Civil Rights and Liberties
Congress
Government paperwork
Government records, documents, and information
Medical records
Patients' rights
Right of privacy
Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1988
Introduced: September 14, 1988
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sep 14, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 14, 1988
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1988 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, before disclosing to the Congress any medical record acquired or created by the Public Health Service, to delete identifying information in the record, unless the individual identified gives written consent. Directs the Secretary, for the purposes of cross-referencing the medical records pertaining to a particular individual, to establish by rule a system by which such records may be identified without using identifying information.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1