3.0.0 5733 2023-01-11T13:21:56Z 2023-01-11T13:21:56Z House H HR 2010-07-14 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-07-14T14:00:51Z 2010-07-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2010-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 N Health Criminal justice information and records Health information and medical records Health 00 2010-07-14 Introduced in House 2010-08-20T19:12:23Z Ed Thomas Act of 2010 - Allows a covered entity to disclose protected health information, including the date of discharge, to a law enforcement agency if: (1) an individual is accompanied by a law enforcement official at the time such individual seeks care from the covered entity; (2) such official requests, in writing, that the entity disclose to the official protected health information relating to such individual; and (3) such written request is made during the period that begins when such individual seeks such care and ends 24 hours after such individual is discharged from such care or otherwise stops receiving such care. 

Applies provisions applicable to a covered entity in response to administrative requests to the disclosure of information under this Act, including provisions requiring that: (1) the information sought is relevant and material to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry; and (2) the request is specific and limited in scope to the extent reasonably practicable in light of the purpose for which the information is sought.

]]> Ed Thomas Act of 2010 Display Title Ed Thomas Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To permit health care providers to disclose certain protected health information to law enforcement officials. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ed Thomas Act of 2010 Introduced in House 2010-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5733ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5733ih.xml 2010-07-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.