Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 3374
116th Congress(2019-2020)
‘Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act'
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 3, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 3, 2020
Latest Action
Mar 3, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3374
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
West Virginia
Democrat
Alabama
Democrat
California
Democrat
Connecticut
Republican
Louisiana
Democrat
Minnesota
Republican
North Carolina
Republican
North Dakota
Democrat
Rhode Island
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act

This bill more closely aligns the federal privacy standards applicable to substance-use disorder patient records with the relevant privacy and de-identification standards applicable to other records that contain personal health information for the purposes of (1) treatment, payment, and health care operations by health plans, providers, or clearinghouses; and (2) disclosures to public health authorities. The bill requires patients to give affirmative, written consent; once given, that consent applies to future disclosures. Such consent may be revoked by written request.

The bill also (1) aligns criminal penalties for certain violations involving substance-use disorder patient records with the penalties that apply to violations involving other types of records containing personal health information; (2) expands the current prohibition against using substance-use disorder patient records in criminal proceedings to include any use in specified federal, state, and local criminal and civil actions; and (3) prohibits certain discrimination based on the release of such patient information with respect to access to treatment, employment, housing, and certain social services and benefits.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
03/03/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/03/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 2:12:08 AM