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Stop Taking Our Health Privacy (STOHP) Act of 2002

Introduced: October 16, 2002 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 28, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 17, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1926-1927)
Oct 16, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 16, 2002
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Stop Taking Our Health Privacy (STOHP) Act of 2002 - Declares that modifications made by an August 14, 2002, final rule affecting medical privacy to a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) section concerning consent for uses or disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations shall have no force or effect. Directs that such CFR section shall be construed and applied to permit a health care provider to use or disclose an individual's protected health information without prior consent under specified circumstances, provided that the provider obtains written consent from the individual as soon as practicable.

Declares that a CFR section dealing with uses and disclosures for which an authorization is required shall be construed and applied so that an authorization shall be invalid unless it meets specified criteria, including that it describes the specific marketing uses and disclosures authorized.

States that the modifications made by the August 14 final rule dealing with permitted disclosures for public health activities shall have no force or effect.

What's happening now October 28, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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