,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cede  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4  
,murphy ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,meehan1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,r5acci1 & ,mr4 ,mull97  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to protect ! confid5tiality
 ( sub/ance use disord] pati5t records4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,ov]dose ,prev5tion & ,pati5t ,safety 
,act4  #b4 ,confid5tiality ( records    
,section #edc ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;dd-#b7 is     
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,! cont5t &     
ins]t+ ,subject to p>agraph 7#c71 !     
cont5t2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ 
,:e!r & ins]t+ ,subject to p>agraph     
7#c71 :e!r2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#c7 ,exception  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,9 ! case ( a use or disclosure ( !     
cont5t ( a record ref]r$ to 9 subsection

 7a7 = purposes ( treatm5t1 paym5t1 or  
heal? c>e op]ations1 p>agraphs 7#a7 &   
7#b71 z applicable1 & regulations issu$ 
"u subsection 7g71 includ+ any su*      
regulations p]ta9+ to r$isclosure       
limitations1 %all n apply1 & !          
provisions ( section #afd4ejf ( title   
#de1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any
 successor regulation1 %all apply )     
respect to su* use or disclosure ( su*  
cont5t by an entity 9 ! same mann] & to 
! same ext5t z su* provisions apply )   
respect to ! use or disclosure (        
protect$ heal? in=mation by a cov]$     
entity4  7,b7 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( 
?is p>agraph1 ! t]ms treatm5t1 paym5t1  
heal? c>e op]ations1 & protect$ heal?   
in=mation h ! mean+ giv5 su* t]ms 9     
section #afd4eja ( title #de1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations1 or any successor   
regulation1 & ! t]m cov]$ entity has !  
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #afj4ajc ( 
title #de1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor regulation4  2 &  7#b7 
by am5d+ subsection 7c7 to read z       

foll[s3  7c7 ,use ( records 9 crim9al   
proce$+s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z       
au?oriz$ by a c\rt ord] grant$ "u       
subsection 7b77#b77;,c71 no record      
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 may be us$ to
 initiate or sub/antiate any crim9al    
*>ges aga9/ a pati5t or to conduct any  
inve/igation ( a pati5t4  7#b7          
,additional protections ,9 ! case ( a   
use or disclosure ( a record ref]r$ to 9
 subsection 7a7 = purposes ( treatm5t1  
paym5t1 or heal? c>e op]ations z provid$
 = "u subsection 7b71 no fur!r          
disclosure or r$isclosure ( su* record  
is all[$ to initiate or sub/antiate any 
crim9al *>ges aga9/ a pati5t or to      
conduct any inve/igation ( a pati5t     
except z au?oriz$ by a c\rt ord] grant$ 
"u subsection 7b77#b77;,c7 ( ?is        
section4  7#c7 ,exclusion>y effect &    
dismissal ,any record ref]r$ to 9       
subsection 7a7 t has be5 us$ or disclos$
 to initiate or sub/antiate any crim9al 
*>ges aga9/ a pati5t or to conduct any  
inve/igation ( a pati5t 9 violation (   

p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 %all be exclud$ f
 evid5ce 9 any propos$ or actual        
proce$+s relat+ to su* crim9al *>ges or 
inve/igation & abs5t good cause %[n %all
 result 9 ! automatic dismissal ( any   
proce$+s = :i* ! cont5t ( ! record 0    
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