S 1680
111th Congress
Senate
Health
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Medicare
Expanding Access to Medical Records Act
Introduced: September 17, 2009
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 17, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expanding Access to Medical Records Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant the authorized representative of a deceased beneficiary full access to information with respect to the deceased beneficiary's benefits under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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