Rep. Stark's patient privacy bill
Executive Summary
California Democrat introduces legislation (HR 5615) July 9 making it a violation of federal law for a pharmacist, physician or health insurance administrator to disclose a patient's prescription record to a third-party unless authorized in writing by the patient, or in some cases, required for law enforcement or judicial use ("The Pink Sheet" June 22, T&G-7).
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California Democrat introduces legislation (HR 5615) July 9 making
it a violation of federal law for a pharmacist, physician or health
insurance administrator to disclose a patient's prescription record
to a third-party unless authorized in writing by the patient, or in
some cases, required for law enforcement or judicial use ("The Pink
Sheet" June 22, T&G-7). |