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HR 3041 113th Congress House Taxation Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of the Treasury Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Health information and medical records Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Right of privacy Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

IRS Health Records Privacy Act of 2013

Introduced: August 2, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Aug 2, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 2, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

IRS Health Records Privacy Act of 2013 - Prohibits any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from inspecting protected health information of any individual (defined as individually identifiable health information transmitted by or maintained in electronic or other form or medium, except for information contained in certain education and employment records) except to the extent that such health information directly relates to a criminal violation of the internal revenue laws. Provides for civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to notify any individual whose protected health information has been inspected in violation of this Act.

What's happening now August 2, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1