[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5695 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5695

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to annually notify 
  health care providers regarding permitted disclosures under Federal 
  health care privacy law during emergencies, including overdoses, of 
  certain health information to families, caregivers, and health care 
                               providers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2018

 Mr. McKinley (for himself, Mr. Walberg, and Mrs. Dingell) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to annually notify 
  health care providers regarding permitted disclosures under Federal 
  health care privacy law during emergencies, including overdoses, of 
  certain health information to families, caregivers, and health care 
                               providers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emmett's Law''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES DURING EMERGENCIES.

    (a)  Promoting Awareness of Authorized Disclosures During 
Emergencies.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services and the Administration of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, shall annually develop and disseminate written 
materials (electronically or by other means) to health care providers 
regarding permitted disclosures under Federal health care privacy law 
during emergencies, including overdoses, of certain health information 
to families, caregivers, and health care providers.
    (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).
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