Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 17, 2016)
Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016
This bill amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to allow a health care clearinghouse to use and disclose protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).The uses and disclosures include for:(1)research purposes, (2)public health purposes, and (3)releasing protected health information to individuals that request their information.
Additionally, a clearinghouse may use and disclose protected health information to prepare and distribute reports that are designed to improve healthcare, subject to certain privacy protections.
What just happenedMar 29, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 17, 2016
- Mar 29, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 18, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 17, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Mar 17, 2016IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- Mar 17, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 17, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House