,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ac1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,neguse introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
to modify ! ,,hipaa privacy regulation )
 respect to ! disclosure ( c]ta9        
protect$ heal? in=mation4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,pati5t 
,privacy & ,c>egiv] ,aw>5ess ,act (     
#bjbc4  #b4 ,modification ( ,,hipaa     
privacy regulation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices %all revise ! ,,hipaa   
privacy regulation to require t1 if an  
individual 7or a p]sonal repres5tative (
 ! individual or ano!r p]son responsible
 = ! c>e ( ! individual7 provides cons5t
 9 accordance ) su* regulation = a cov]$
 entity to use or disclose any protect$ 
heal? in=mation ( ! individual t is     
relat$ to a m5tal heal? condition or a  

sub/ance use disord]-- 7#a7 !           
au?orization ) respect to su* use or    
disclosure %all h an expiration date t  
is n less ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date on :i*
 su* cons5t is provid$2 &  7#b7 ! cov]$ 
entity %all provide ! individual 7&1 9 !
 case t su* cons5t is provid$ by a      
p]sonal repres5tative or ano!r p]son    
responsible = ! c>e ( ! individual1 su* 
p]sonal repres5tative or p]son s        
responsible7 ) writt5 notice ( !        
expiration ( su* au?orization n lat] ?an
 ! date t is #cj days be=e su*          
expiration date4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3    
7#a7 ,,hipaa privacy regulation ,! t]m  
,,hipaa privacy regulation has ! mean+  
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aahj7;b77#c7 ( !
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#acbj;d-#i7;b77#c774  7#b7 ,,hipaa t]ms 
,! t]ms au?orization1 cov]$ entity1 &   
protect$ heal? in=mation h ! mean+s giv5
 su* t]ms = purposes ( ! ,,hipaa privacy
 regulation4