Saving Lives Through Proper Notification of Overdoses Act

Bill: 115-s-2676
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2018-04-16
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: 2018-04-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Saving Lives Through Proper Notification of Overdoses Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to annually notify health care providers about health information that may be disclosed under federal privacy laws to families and caregivers 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: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2676 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 16, 2018 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To permit certain disclosures of health information during emergencies, including overdoses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saving Lives Through Proper Notification of Overdoses Act . 2. Communication with families during emergencies (a) Promoting awareness of authorized disclosures during emergencies The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall annually notify health care providers regarding permitted disclosures during emergencies, including overdoses, of certain health information to families and caregivers under Federal health care privacy laws and regulations. (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).