S. 1680 · 111th Congress
Expanding Access to Medical Records Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Introduced
- 2009-09-17
- Latest action
- 2009-09-17 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Expanding Access to Medical Records Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant the authorized representative of a deceased beneficiary full access to information with respect to the deceased beneficiary's benefits under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.