S 1850
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Accounting and auditing
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Evidence and witnesses
Health information and medical records
Law enforcement officers
Medical ethics
Medical research
Research ethics
Right of privacy
Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act
Introduced: September 25, 2017
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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 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act
This bill expands requirements relating to the confidentiality of substance-use disorder patient records, including by specifying that such records may not be shared with law enforcement officials without a court order; the bill also allows such records to be disclosed consistent with specified regulations issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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