HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of HHS: clarify circumstances under which health care providers and covered entities may disclose protected health information of patients with mental illness (see H.R. 2690), H4001 [9JN]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards (see H.R. 2126), H2767 [30AP]