Armey Recommends Changes to HIPAA Privacy Regs
Majority Leader Armey (R-TX) recommended in a letter that Secretary of Health Tommy Thompson amend the HIPAA medical privacy regulations. Armey requested that Thompson impose a warrant requirement before Health and Human Services (HHS) officials can obtain patients� records. Currently, the rules allow HHS officials access to patient records without notice or court review.Letter: Fixing the Medical Privacy Regulations, Majority Leader Armey Letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, Representative Armey Web Site, May 2, 2001 .
Say Ahh, Then Remain Silent, Wired, June 5, 2001.
