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Re: Medical Privacy Act and SAA

• Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 08:45:48 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
• To: sthc-l@library.ucla.edu
• From: Russell A. Johnson <rjohnson@library.ucla.edu>
• Subject: Re: Medical Privacy Act and SAA
• Message-ID: SIMEON.9804290848.C@bio-s-his004.library.ucla.edu

Information on congressional legislation can be found through "THOMAS 
Legislative Information on the Internet", at 

S.1921 Health Care PIN Act (Introduced in the Senate 4/2/98 by Jeffords 
and Dodd) ["A Bill: To ensure confidentiality with respect to medical 
records and health care-related information, and for other purposes."  
SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Health Care Personal 
Information Nondisclosure Act of 1998' or the `Health Care PIN Act'] 
may be found at: 



Note also:  S.1368 Medical Information Privacy and Security Act 
(Introduced in the Senate 11/4/97 by Leahy and Kennedy) ["A Bill: To 
provide individuals with access to health information of which they are 
the subject, ensure personal privacy with respect to personal medical 
records and health care-related information, impose criminal and civil 
penalties for unauthorized use of personal health care-related information, 
impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of
personal health information, and to provide for the strong enforcement 
of these rights."]  may be found at: 



-- Russell Johnson