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H.R. 1206 (101st)

Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1989

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

1 March 1989

Last action

20 March 1989 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3], Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1], Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44], Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-18]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

Summary

Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1989 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, before disclosing to the Congress any medical record acquired or created by the Public Health Service, to delete identifying information in the record, unless the individual identified gives written consent. Directs the Secretary, for the purposes of cross-referencing the medical records pertaining to a particular individual, to establish by rule a system by which such records may be identified without using identifying information.

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Timeline

  1. 1 March 1989

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 March 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 March 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 March 1989

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House

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