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June 2, 1998 Memo re Notice of
Meeting on June 10, 1998 Attachments: Request
from Co-Chairs of the Public Health and Judiciary Committees
The Uniform Health-Care Information Act (NCCUSL)
Proposed Massachusetts bill, House bill 1498
CHREF Memo re Federal Health Information Activities
including Senator Bennett's (R_UT) proposed "Medical Information Confidentiality Act
of 1998"
Statement by Senator Leahy (D_VT), introducer of the
"Medical Information Privacy and Security Act" (S.1368) concerning the privacy
of medical records
1987 Connecticut Law Revision Commission analysis of
Connecticut statutes concerning confidentiality of medical records and the proposed
uniform act.
A release prepared by Peter Kane concerning the
importance of the confidentiality issues and attached analyses concerning the current
state of Connecticut law.
Recommendations of the Secretary of Health and Human
Services concerning "Confidentiality of Individually-Identifiable Health
Information".
A list of Advisors and Law Revision Commission
members on the committee.
A list of meeting dates through the end of the
summer.
June 26, 1998 Memo re Notice of Meeting,
Wednesday, July 8, 1998
Attachments: Minutes of June 10, 1998 Meeting
Article entitled "The Health Care Privacy
Debate: Can we achieve comprehension before closure".
Copy of Massachusetts Medical Society Policy on
Patient Privacy and Confidentiality.
An article from the New York Times concerning
access to medical reports and Attorney Berliner's brief memorandum concerning that
article.
An updated list of advisors and Law Revision
Commission members on the committee.
July 21, 1998 Memo re Notice of Meeting,
Wednesday, August 12, 1998, at 4:00 p.m.
Request for Comment. Agenda attached.
Attachments: Minutes of July 8, 1998 meeting
David L. Hemond's report summarizing relevant
federal law, with an attached report on Privacy and Health Research and selected federal
statutes and regulations.
Connecticut Insurance Information Privacy Act.
Article from the July 20 New York Times
concerning the "Health Identifier".
An updated list of advisors and Law Revision
Commission members on the committee.
August 6, 1998 Memo re Supplemental
Materials for Meeting, August 12, 1998, 4:00 p.m.
Attachments: Materials from the Medical Information
Bureau.
Responses to David L. Hemond's request for comment
from: L. Berliner, R. Walzer, and P. Kane.
August 21, 1998 Memo re Notice of Meeting,
Wednesday, September 9, 1998
Attachments: Minutes of August 12 meeting.
Proposed meeting schedule.
US Department of Health and Human Services Proposed
Security Standards for Electronic Health Data issued on August 11.
Flowchart of "a patient's paper trail"
from USA Today.
Report 9 of the AMA Board of Trustees summarizing
AMA policy with respect to privacy and confidentiality.
Testimony of the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners concerning confidentiality of individually-identifiable health information
to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the United States Senate.
Copy of the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners Draft Model Act on Health Information Privacy.
September 9, 1998 Meeting Handouts:
Regina Dacier (CHIMA) letter to Joseph J. Selinger,
Jr. with attachments.
Memo from Jeannette C. Schreiber (Wiggin & Dana)
September 17, 1998 Memo re Notice of
Meeting, Wednesday, September 23, 1998
Attachments: Minutes of September 9 meeting
Connecticut privacy bill, raised bill 5704,
considered during the 1996 legislative session.
Memorandum of the American Medical Association
concerning confidentiality of patient information.
Article entitled "Health Information Privacy
Reform".
Position paper on confidentiality entitled
"ACOEM Position on the Confidentiality of Medical Information in the Workplace"
Article entitled "Privacy and Security of
Personal Information in a New Health Care System".
Article entitled "Users and Uses of Patient
Records".
Article entitled "The Computer-based Patient
Record and Confidentiality".
1994 AMA Policy Statement re confidentiality.
Article on medical history in the September 14 Law
Tribune.
Memo from David L. Hemond with a selection of
definitions of "health care provider" and "health care" from the
sources indicated.
Memo from David L. Hemond with a list of Connecticut
health care licensure categories.
September 23, 1998 Meeting Handouts:
Memo from Jeanette C. Schreiber (Wiggin & Dana)
re Confidentiality: definitions of health information and entities to be covered by new
legislation
Article: "Introduction: Medical Record
Confidentiality and Data Collection"
Article: "Medical Record Confidentiality and
Data Collection: Current Dilemmas"
Article: "Weaving Technology and Policy
Together to Maintain Confidentiality"
Article: "Commentary: Quality, Costs, Privacy
and Electronic Medical Data"
Article: "Medical Record Confidentiality Law,
Scientific Research, and Data Collection in the Information Age"
September 29, 1998 Memo re Notice of Meeting,
Wednesday, October 7, 1998
Attachments: Minutes of the September 23 meeting
Working Draft of sections 2-102 through 2-105
October 13, 1998 Memo re Notice of Meeting,
Wednesday, October 21, 1998
Attachments: Minutes of October 7 meeting
Request of Peter Kane that Margo Goldman, MD be
invited to make a presentation to the Committee.
Brief analysis of certain existing Connecticut
provisions that allow disclosure without authorization.
Copy of the Anthem Blue Cross disclosure
authorization.
The NAIC model act as adopted
Statement of the Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America
October 21, 1998 Meeting Handouts:
An updated list of advisors and Law Revision
Commission members on the committee.
Article from 10-06-98 U.S. Law Week –
"EU Privacy Directive Will Take Effect Even Without Implementing Legislation"
Comments of the Pharmaceutical Research and
Manufacturers of America to Connecticut Health Care Information Act, October 7, 1998
Working Draft.
"Working Draft" Sections 1-102 et seq
October 27, 1998 Memo re Notice of Meeting,
Wednesday, November 4, 1998
Attachments: Minutes of October 21 meeting
Copy of federal rules concerning institutional
review boards (submitted by Anita Schepker).
Proposed draft for a section 2-106 (submitted by
Andrew Groher).
November 4, 1998 Meeting Handouts:
AHIMA position paper on Confidentiality of Medical
Records with information flow analysis attached (submitted by Regina Dacier)
New York Times article entitled "Ever
Elusive Privacy Slips From Grasp of Patients"
An updated list of advisors and Law Revision
Commission members on the committee.
Corrected Minutes of October 21 meeting.
Memo from David L. Hemond re "Implications of
excepting disclosures that comply with Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act.
Brief Analysis".
November 10, 1998 Memo re Notice of Meeting,
Wednesday, November 18, 1998
Attachments: Minutes of November 4 meeting.
"Working Draft" Sections 1-102 et seq
Joseph Falco v. Institute of Living (AC
16979)
Letter from Martha Everett Meng (Murtha,
Cullina, et al) re Working Draft of a Health Care Information Act
Memo from David L. Hemond re Implications of
excepting disclosures that comply with NAIC Health Information Privacy Model Act. Brief
Analysis.
November 18, 1998 Meeting Handouts:
NCQA and JCAHO report: "Protecting Personal
Health Information: A Framework for Meeting the Challenges in a Managed Care
Environment" (submitted by Robert Scalettar).
North Carolina Senate Bill 1005 – Short Title:
Health Care Information Privacy
Massachusetts Bill (latest) – "Protecting
the Privacy of Medical Records
Maine Bill – "An Act to Provide for
Confidentiality of Health Care Information"
Background Information Made Available:
Connecticut Regulations
Connecticut Statutes
Connecticut Public Acts
H.R. 3900 "Consumer Health and Research
Technology (CHART) Protection Act"
Connecticut Attorney General's Opinion to
Commissioner Joyce A. Thomas, Dept. Social Services
Massachusetts Attorney General's Special Report on
Medical Record Confidentiality
"Principles of Cooperation in Medical-Legal
Matters" May 1998 Connecticut Lawyer
Status and Selected Provisions re Confidentiality
from House Bill HR 4250 which passed the House on 7/24/98
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