A bill to provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose civil and criminal penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes
Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Financial Services
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
Subjects: Medical records; Access control; Law and legislation; Medical informatics; Medicine; Information technology; Right of Privacy; Exclusive and concurrent legislative powers
Other titles: Technologies for Restoring Users' Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008.; TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008.; 110th Congress, 2d Session, H.R. 5442 in the House of Representatives.; To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose civil and criminal penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes.
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Introduced Feb. 14, 2008; referred to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Financial Services.