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Patient Privacy and Caregiver Awareness Act of 2023


Introduced on December 13, 2023

December 13, 2023 Referred to a Committee

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118th CONGRESS   1st Session                                 H. R. 6764   To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to modify the    HIPAA privacy regulation with respect to the disclosure of certain                       protected health information.                                                                                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                            December 13, 2023   Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the                      Committee on Energy and Commerce                                                                                                          A BILL     To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to modify the    HIPAA privacy regulation with respect to the disclosure of certain                       protected health information.     Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the  United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.     This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Privacy and Caregiver  Awareness Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF HIPAA PRIVACY REGULATION.     (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the  enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services  shall revise the HIPAA privacy regulation to require that, if an  individual (or a personal representative of the individual or another  person responsible for the care of the individual) provides consent in  accordance with such regulation for a covered entity to use or disclose  any protected health information of the individual that is related to a  mental health condition or a substance use disorder--             (1) the authorization with respect to such use or          disclosure shall have an expiration date that is not less than          2 years after the date on which such consent is provided; and             (2) the covered entity shall provide the individual (and,          in the case that such consent is provided by a personal          representative or another person responsible for the care of          the individual, such personal representative or person so          responsible) with written notice of the expiration of such          authorization not later than the date that is 30 days before          such expiration date.     (b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:             (1) HIPAA privacy regulation.--The term ``HIPAA privacy          regulation'' has the meaning given such term in section          1180(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-         9(b)(3)).             (2) HIPAA terms.--The terms ``authorization'', ``covered          entity'', and ``protected health information'' have the          meanings given such terms for purposes of the HIPAA privacy          regulation.                                  
118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6764 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to modify the HIPAA privacy regulation with respect to the disclosure of certain protected health information.                                                                         IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 13, 2023 Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce                                                                         A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to modify the HIPAA privacy regulation with respect to the disclosure of certain protected health information. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Privacy and Caregiver Awareness Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF HIPAA PRIVACY REGULATION. (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise the HIPAA privacy regulation to require that, if an individual (or a personal representative of the individual or another person responsible for the care of the individual) provides consent in accordance with such regulation for a covered entity to use or disclose any protected health information of the individual that is related to a mental health condition or a substance use disorder-- (1) the authorization with respect to such use or disclosure shall have an expiration date that is not less than 2 years after the date on which such consent is provided; and (2) the covered entity shall provide the individual (and, in the case that such consent is provided by a personal representative or another person responsible for the care of the individual, such personal representative or person so responsible) with written notice of the expiration of such authorization not later than the date that is 30 days before such expiration date. (b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) HIPAA privacy regulation.--The term ``HIPAA privacy regulation'' has the meaning given such term in section 1180(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d- 9(b)(3)). (2) HIPAA terms.--The terms ``authorization'', ``covered entity'', and ``protected health information'' have the meanings given such terms for purposes of the HIPAA privacy regulation.

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December 13, 2023HouseIntroduced
December 13, 2023HouseReferred to a Committee