Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 17, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe standards for the establishment, certification, operation, and interoperability of independent health record trusts (IHRTs).
Establishes a fiduciary duty requiring an IHRT to act for the benefit and interest of participants and of the IHRT as a whole. Sets forth penalties for any knowing or reckless breach of such duty.
Sets forth permitted uses for an electronic health record, including: (1) a primary use for purposes of the individual's self-care or care by health care professionals; and (2) a secondary use for purposes of public health research or related activities.
Directs that participation in an IHRT, or authorizing access to information from such trust, is voluntary. Prohibits any person from requiring that an individual participate in, or authorize access to information from, an IHRT.
Authorizes an IHRT to generate revenue to pay for operations through: (1) charging participants account fees; (2) charging authorized IHRT data users for accessing electronic health records; (3) the sale of information; and (4) any other activity determined appropriate by the FTC. Prohibits an IHRT from charging a fee for the transmittal of information from a health care provider to be included in an independent electronic health record.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Interagency Steering Committee to coordinate the implementation of this Act. Requires the National Committee for Vital and Health Statistics to serve as an advisory committee for IHRTs.
Cosponsors 78
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2007 to Jun 18, 2008; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jul 11, 2007 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Apr 25, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | May 8, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | May 8, 2008 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | May 8, 2008 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 8, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | May 8, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | May 14, 2008 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | May 21, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 18, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 11, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 11, 2007 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 11, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 17, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 11, 2007Introduced in House
- Jul 11, 2007Referred 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.
- Jul 11, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7494 | Dennis Moore D-KS | Jul 11, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-15 | BUDGETING TO FIGHT WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE76 pages | Budget Committee | Jul 17, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7038 | Health Care Services Commission Act | Related bill | Sep 24, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the availability of health information and the provision of health care by encouraging the creation, use, and maintenance of lifetime electronic health records of individuals in independent health record trusts and by providing a secure and privacy-protected framework in which such records are made available only by the affirmative consent of such individuals and are used to build a nationwide health information technology infrastructure.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative procedure
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Data banks
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal preemption
- Federal Trade Commission
- Fees
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health information systems
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Law
- Medical records
- Medical research
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Standards
- State laws
- Trusts and trustees
- User charges
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
