3.0.0 6371 2019-11-15T21:34:11Z 2019-11-15T21:34:12Z House H HR 2006-12-05 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-12-05T15:04:40Z 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 N Law Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil procedure Confidential communications Criminal procedure Evidence (Law) Health Medical records Patients' rights Physician-patient privilege Right of privacy Law 00 2006-12-05 Introduced in House 2007-01-03T21:23:54Z Patients' Privacy Protection Act of 2005 (sic) - Amends the Federal Rules of Evidence to declare that a patient has a privilege with respect to any evidence consisting of a confidential communication or record made in the course of medical treatment by a duly licensed health care provider.

Authorizes a court to order the disclosure of such a communication or record to the extent the court determines that the public interest in disclosure significantly outweighs the patient's privacy interests. Requires the court to ensure that personally identifiable information is redacted and that the patient's communications and records remain under seal.

]]> Patients' Privacy Protection Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Patients' Privacy Protection Act of 2005 Display Title Patients' Privacy Protection Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy. Introduced in House 2006-12-05T05:00:00Z 2006-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.