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HR 4698 116th Congress House

Medical Records Access Fairness Act

Official title: To amend the HITECH Act to allow an individual to obtain a copy of such individual's protected health information at no cost unless certain circumstances apply, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 16, 2019 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical records
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Oct 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 16, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 16, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 17, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Records Access Fairness Act

This bill prohibits health care providers from charging a fee for providing copies of individuals' protected health information. This prohibition does not apply to requests for a (1) duplicate of a copy that an individual has received within the past year, (2) nonelectronic copy that is otherwise available at no cost in electronic form through an online portal, or (3) copy to an attorney of an individual.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
Demings, Val
· Oct 18, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4698: Medical Records Access Fairness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4698/
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"H.R. 4698: Medical Records Access Fairness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4698/.
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H.R. 4698, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4698/.
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