Promoting Better Patient Data Security Act of 2019

United States116th CongressHR-5386House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 11, 2019

Summary

Promoting Better Patient Data Security Act of 2019 This bill addresses health information technology provisions concerning cybersecurity practices. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services may reduce fines and penalties for violations of certain federal privacy standards for health information if an entity subject to those standards has adopted particular cybersecurity practices.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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