Patient Privacy Act

Summary

Patient Privacy Act - Amends part C (Administrative Simplification) of title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to repeal: (1) the requirement of unique health identifiers for each individual, employer, health plan, and health care provider; and (2) penalties for wrongful disclosure of unique health identifiers. Amends the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 to repeal provisions for regulations for standards with respect to the privacy of individually identifiable health information. Prohibits the expenditure of Federal funds to develop or implement any database or other system of records containing personal medical information of any U.S. citizen, or to collect medical records for the purpose of storing them in a database or other system of records, with specified exceptions including part A (Hospital Insurance) or part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of the Medicare program under SSA title XVIII and the Medicaid program under SSA title XIX.

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Timeline

1. 9 April 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 April 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 April 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 April 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 22 April 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 24 April 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 9 April 2003 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 April 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 April 2003

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 April 2003

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Sponsors

• Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

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