Emmett's Law

Bill: 115-hr-5695
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2018-05-07
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Family relationships

Health information and medical records

Health promotion and preventive care

Right of privacy
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Emmett's Law</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration to notify annually health care providers about health information that may be disclosed under federal privacy laws to families, caregivers, and health care providers during emergencies, including overdoses. The notification may be included in other (already required) training materials for health care providers relating to permitted disclosures of patients' mental or substance use disorder treatment information.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5695 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2018 Mr. McKinley (for himself, Mr. Walberg , and Mrs. Dingell ) 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 annually notify health care providers regarding permitted disclosures under Federal health care privacy law during emergencies, including overdoses, of certain health information to families, caregivers, and health care providers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emmett’s Law . 2. Communication with families during emergencies (a) Promoting awareness of authorized disclosures during emergencies The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Administration of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall annually develop and disseminate written materials (electronically or by other means) to health care providers regarding permitted disclosures under Federal health care privacy law during emergencies, including overdoses, of certain health information to families, caregivers, and health care providers. (b) Use of material For the purposes of carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services may use material produced under section 11004 of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note).