Birth Control Privacy Act

Bill: 114-hr-5746
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2016-07-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Family planning and birth control

Health care costs and insurance

Health information and medical records

Health promotion and preventive care

Right of privacy
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Birth Control Privacy Act</b></p> This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit wellness programs from sharing with an employer information related to an individual's use of contraceptives.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5746 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 13, 2016 Ms. DelBene (for herself, Ms. Slaughter , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Speier , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mrs. Capps , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Gallego , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Moore , Mr. Keating , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Takano , Mr. Honda , Mr. Heck of Washington , Mr. Gutiérrez , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California , Ms. Norton , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Farr , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Welch , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , and Mr. Engel ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit wellness programs from sharing personally identifiable information related to individuals’ use of or prescriptions for contraceptives.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Birth Control Privacy Act . 2. Prohibiting wellness programs from sharing personally identifiable information related to individuals’ use of or prescriptions for contraceptives (a) In general Section 2705(j)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.300gg–4(j)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Privacy of individuals’ use of or prescriptions for contraceptives Such wellness program shall violate this subsection if the plan or issuer involved shares personally identifiable information of an individual with an employer, either directly or indirectly, related to the individual’s use of or prescriptions for contraceptives. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.