United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4613 (115th)
Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017
Introduced
11 December 2017
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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11 August 2025
Summary
Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017 This bill amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and update policies that enable certain health-care clearinghouses, plans, and providers to: (1) provide patients with access to information related to their care; (2) develop patient-engagement tools, reports, analyses, and presentations that may demonstrate benefit to patients and health-plan enrollees; and (3) promote transparency regarding the use and disclosure of health information by health-care clearinghouses.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 December 2017
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Introduced in House · EN · 11 December 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 December 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4613
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4613