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H.R. 1709 (108th)

Stop Taking Our Health Privacy (STOHP) Act of 2003

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

10 April 2003

Last action

2 May 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Sponsors

Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Bell, Chris [D-TX-25], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

23 March 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Stop Taking Our Health Privacy (STOHP) Act of 2003 - Declares that modifications made by an August 14, 2002, final rule affecting medical privacy to a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) section concerning consent for uses or disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations shall have no force or effect. Directs that such CFR section shall be construed and applied to permit a health care provider to use or disclose an individual's protected health information without prior consent under specified circumstances, provided that the provider obtains written consent from the individual as soon as practicable. Declares that a CFR section dealing with uses and disclosures for which an authorization is required shall be construed and applied so that an authorization shall be invalid unless it meets specified criteria, including that it describes the specific marketing uses and disclosures authorized. States that the modifications made by the August 14 final rule dealing with permitted disclosures for public health activities shall have no force or effect.

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Timeline

  1. 10 April 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 April 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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. 10 April 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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. 10 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.

    Source: Committee

  7. 2 May 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

    Source: Committee

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