A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy.
Patients' Privacy Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Rules of Evidence to declare that a patient has a privilege with respect to any evidence consisting of a confidential communication or record made in the course of medical treatment by a duly licensed health care provider.
Authorizes a court to order the disclosure of such a communication or record to the extent the court determines that the public interest in disclosure significantly outweighs the patient's privacy interests. Requires the court to ensure that personally identifiable information is redacted and that the patient's communications and records remain under seal.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9526)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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