Abstract
Its stated goal is medical-record privacy protection, but critics say a bill comes up short safeguarding patient information. Introduced by Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah), The Medical Records Confidentiality Act of 1995 (S. 1360) aims to establish federal privacy protection for health information contained in either paper or electronic form. If enacted, it would be the first federal-level law to guarantee medical-record confidentiality. Bennett, who chairs the Senate Health Care Task Force, claims existing state laws are incomplete and inadequate. But critics, such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), are concerned that while the senator9s bill is stronger than some state laws, it is weaker than others. They say the bill9s enactment would kill certain more effective state-level patient protections.
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