Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1136 by Nelson (Relating to access to certain private medical information.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would clarify the definition of "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Privacy Standards". The bill would delete the following definitions: "protected health information" and "health care operations". These definitions are already defined under the federal HIPAA. The bill would also delete provisions providing for the privacy of the health information of clinical research subjects.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
501 Department of Health, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration