H.R. 4613 · 115th Congress
Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017
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McMorris RodgersSponsor8 cosponsors · 1 D, 7 R
7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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,…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 11, 2017
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017
Latest action (Dec 15, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 11, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.