United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4698 (116th)
Medical Records Access Fairness Act
Introduced
16 October 2019
Last action
17 October 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Medical Records Access Fairness Act This bill prohibits health care providers from charging a fee for providing copies of individuals' protected health information. This prohibition does not apply to requests for a (1) duplicate of a copy that an individual has received within the past year, (2) nonelectronic copy that is otherwise available at no cost in electronic form through an online portal, or (3) copy to an attorney of an individual.
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Timeline
16 October 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
16 October 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 October 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 October 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 October 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4698
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4698
- us · 116-hr-4698 · source updated 7 April 2025