A bill to provide for the confidentiality of medical and/or dental records of patients not receiving assistance from the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

15 January 1979

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Summary

Prohibits any Federal employee or agency from inspecting medical or dental records of patients not receiving medical or dental assistance from the Federal Government. Specifies the way in which a patient may authorize disclosure of such information. Prescribes penalties and injunctive relief for violations of this Act.

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summary · EN · 15 January 1979
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/433
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/433