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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 13, 1999
Patients' Telephone Privacy Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal criminal code to allow a health insurance issuer, health plan, or health care provider, with respect to a wire, oral, or electronic communication between a health insurance issuer or health plan and an enrollee of such issuer or plan, or between a health care provider and a patient, to intercept such communication only if the patient has given prior express consent. Requires such an issuer, plan, or provider that notifies a customer of its intent to record or monitor any communication with such customer to provide the customer with the option to conduct the communication without being recorded or monitored.
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Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D–CA
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3642-3643)
Introduced in Senate
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