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HR 5293 100th Congress House

Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1988

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from disclosing to the Congress, without the consent of th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from disclosing to the Congress, without the consent of the patient involved, patient identifying information in medical records acquired or created by the Public Health Service.

Introduced: September 29, 1988 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 100th Congress ended
It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 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
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 Latest action September 26, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 29, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5293: Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1988. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5293/
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"H.R. 5293: Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1988." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5293/.
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H.R. 5293, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5293/.
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