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Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1989

Introduced: March 1, 1989 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) 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
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 1, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 1, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1989 - 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 March 20, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 2, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1206: Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1206/
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"H.R. 1206: Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1206/.
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H.R. 1206, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1206/.
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