Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act
Latest action · Apr 3, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedApr 3, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act
This bill more closely aligns the federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records with the standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Specifically, the bill authorizes the disclosure of SUD patient records without a patient's written consent to: (1) a covered entity for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations, as long as the disclosure is made in accordance with HIPAA; and (2) a public health authority, as long as the content of the disclosure meets HIPAA standards regarding de-identified information. Current law authorizes disclosure of SUD patient records without a patient's written consent only to medical personnel in a medical emergency, to specified personnel for research or program evaluations, or pursuant to a court order.
The bill also repeals and replaces criminal penalties for certain violations involving SUD patient records with the HIPAA civil penalty structure. It also applies HIPAA criminal penalties to wrongful disclosures of SUD patient records. In addition, the bill expands the current prohibition against using SUD patient records in criminal proceedings to include any use in specified federal, state, and local criminal and civil actions.
The bill prohibits certain discrimination based on the release of SUD information under this bill.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2019 to Oct 16, 2019, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jun 5, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Oct 16, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 3, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2062 | Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act | Related bill | Apr 4, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Housing discrimination
- Medical education
- Prescription drugs
- Right of privacy
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2019Introduced in Senate
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