HR 4805 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016

Introduced Mar 17, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 29, 2016 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 17, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 17, 2016.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ALBradley ByrneOriginalMar 17, 2016

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 29, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 18, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Mar 17, 2016Introduced in House
  4. Mar 17, 2016Referred 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2016Introduced in House

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