# 114-hr-4805: Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016

114-hr-4805, Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4805
- Congress: 114
- Title: Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-03-17
- Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2016 This bill amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to allow a health care clearinghouse to use and disclose protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The uses and disclosures include for: (1) research purposes, (2) public health purposes, and (3) releasing protected health information to individuals that request their information. Additionally, a clearinghouse may use and disclose protected health information to prepare and distribute reports that are designed to improve healthcare, subject to certain privacy protections.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5951: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
- 114-hr-5942: Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5628: Timber Innovation Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5351: To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
- 114-hr-5306: Article V Records Transparency Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4805 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4805)

## Related
- [114-hr-5951: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5951)
- [114-hr-5942: Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5942)
- [114-hr-5628: Timber Innovation Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5628)
- [114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5499)
- [114-hr-5351: To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5351)
- [114-hr-5306: Article V Records Transparency Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5306)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4805 (as of 2025-11-18).