United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 995 (99th)
A bill to penalize unauthorized direct access to or alteration of individual medical records through a telecommunications device.
Introduced
6 February 1985
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
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3 June 2026
Summary
Imposes criminal penalties upon any person who knowingly uses a telecommunications device to obtain unauthorized direct access to any medical record. Provides for a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year if no information is altered, and a fine of $25,000 or imprisonment for more than five years if such act is done with the intent to alter information in a medical record.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 February 1985
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/995
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/995