,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ac1         
#bjah,mr4 ,fo/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>son 
( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4        
,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4
 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 & ,ms4 ,wass]man  
,s*ultz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,,hite* 
,act to all[ an individual to obta9 a   
copy ( su* individual's protect$ heal?  
in=mation at no co/ 9 c]ta9             
circum/ances1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,m$ical ,records ,access ,fairness ,act4
  #b4 ,access ( individuals to protect$ 
heal? in=mation at no co/ 9 c]ta9       
circum/ances ,section #acdje ( ! ,,hite*
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agice7 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7f7 ,access ( individuals to protect$   
heal? in=mation at no co/ 9 c]ta9       
circum/ances  7#a7 ,access ( individuals
 to protect$ heal? in=mation at no co/ 9

 c]ta9 circum/ances  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9   
provid+ an individual 7&1 if !          
individual expressly reque/s1 a heal?   
c>e provid] or a family c>egiv]7 )      
access to a copy ( su* individual's     
protect$ heal? in=mation 7or a summ>y or
 explanation ( su* in=mation7 9         
accordance ) section #afd4ebd ( title   
#de1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 a     
heal? c>e provid] may n impose any fee  
on su* individual1 unless ! individual  
is reque/+--  7i7 a duplicate copy 7or  
summ>y or explanation7 ( protect$ heal? 
in=mation t 0 previ\sly provid$ to su*  
individual 9 ! same cal5d> ye> ( !      
reque/2 or  7ii7 a non-electronic copy  
7or summ>y or explanation7 ( protect$   
heal? in=mation t ! heal? c>e provid]   
has made accessible = ! individual1 at  
no co/1 on an onl9e portal ( ! heal? c>e
 provid]4  7,b7 ,copies transmitt$ to   
o!r heal? c>e provid]s ,9 ! case ( an   
individual :o expressly reque/s a heal? 
c>e provid] to transmit to ano!r heal?  
c>e provid] a copy ( su* individual's   

protect$ heal? in=mation 7or a summ>y or
 explanation ( su* in=mation71 su*      
transmitt+ provid] may transmit su* copy
 7or summ>y or explanation7 9 any =m &  
=mat to ! ext5t t su* =m & =mat is      
readily usable by su* receiv+ provid]4  
7#b7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an six mon?s 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is          
subsection1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &      
,human ,s]vices %all promulgate & am5d  
regulations z necess>y to implem5t !    
requirem5ts describ$ 9 ?is subsection4  
7#c7 ,effective date ,?is subsection    
%all take effect ) respect to reque/s = 
access to protect$ heal? in=mation made 
on or aft] ! date t is #ahj days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is subsection4  4