Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (6 Jun 2007): Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
What this bill does
This bill, S. 1456, would require the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to ensure that health benefit plans offered to federal employees include provisions for establishing and maintaining electronic personal health records for enrolled individuals and their family members. These electronic records would be in a standard format, accessible online, and based on federal health information technology standards.
The bill affects federal employees and their family members who are enrolled in health benefit plans managed by OPM. It would allow individuals to opt out of having an electronic record created or to terminate an existing one. The records could include claims data, prescriptions, and other health information, and individuals would be able to share, copy, or print their records, as well as add supplementary information. Privacy and security regulations from HIPAA would apply.
S. 1456 was introduced in the Senate in May 2007 and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. This means it has just begun the legislative process and has not yet been voted on by the full Senate or the House of Representatives. For the bill to become law, it would need to be approved by both chambers of Congress and signed by the President.
Plain-English summary generated by Bill100 AI from the official record. Always verify against the source below.
Official summary
Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007 - Amends federal civil service law to require each contract between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and a qualified carrier offering a health benefit plan for federal employees to provide for establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for each individual and family member enrolled in the plan.
Requires such records to be: (1) in a standard electronic format, available for electronic access through the Internet; and (2) based on the federal messaging and health vocabulary standards endorsed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the American Health Information Community, or the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Timeline
6 Jun 2007
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Common questions
- What does S. 1456 do?
- This bill, S. 1456, would require the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to ensure that health benefit plans offered to federal employees include provisions for establishing and maintaining electronic personal health records for enrolled individuals and their family members. These electronic records would be in a standard format, accessible online, and based on federal health information technology standards. The bill affects federal employees and their family members who are enrolled in health benefit plans managed by OPM. It would allow individuals to opt out of having an electronic record created or to terminate an existing one. The records could include claims data, prescriptions, and other health information, and individuals would be able to share, copy, or print their records, as well as add supplementary information. Privacy and security regulations from HIPAA would apply. S. 1456 was introduced in the Senate in May 2007 and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. This means it has just begun the legislative process and has not yet been voted on by the full Senate or the House of Representatives. For the bill to become law, it would need to be approved by both chambers of Congress and signed by the President.
- Has S. 1456 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 1456. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 1456?
- S. 1456 was sponsored by Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] (D-DE), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 1456?
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. (6 Jun 2007).
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