‘Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act'
Latest action · Mar 3, 2020 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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2020
- 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 applicable to substance-use disorder patient records with the relevant privacy and de-identification standards applicable to other records that contain personal health information for the purposes of (1) treatment, payment, and health care operations by health plans, providers, or clearinghouses; and (2) disclosures to public health authorities. The bill requires patients to give affirmative, written consent; once given, that consent applies to future disclosures. Such consent may be revoked by written request.
The bill also (1) aligns criminal penalties for certain violations involving substance-use disorder patient records with the penalties that apply to violations involving other types of records containing personal health information; (2) expands the current prohibition against using substance-use disorder patient records in criminal proceedings to include any use in specified federal, state, and local criminal and civil actions; and (3) prohibits certain discrimination based on the release of such patient information with respect to access to treatment, employment, housing, and certain social services and benefits.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2020 to Mar 25, 2020; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Mar 3, 2020 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Mar 11, 2020 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Mar 25, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Mar 3, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 748 | CARES Act | Related bill | Jul 23, 2020 |
| HR 2062 | Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act | Related bill | Apr 4, 2019 |
| S 3548 | CARES Act | Related bill | Jun 3, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- ‘Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act'
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Housing discrimination
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Prescription drugs
- Right of privacy
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2020Introduced in Senate
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