HCS/HB 1382 - This act establishes the Missouri Patient Privacy Act. The act prohibits the disclosure of personal health information, which can be identified as specific to a patient, to any employer, public or private payer, or employee or agent of a state department or agency without the written consent of the patient, excluding information submitted as part of a claim. Personal health information may be disclosed to a health insurer, labor benefit trust, employer, state employee, the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan, the Department of Health and Senior Services, the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration, or the MO HealthNet Division within the Department of Social Services in connection with the person's official duties. Such official duties shall be for purposes allowed under federal law including overseeing state health programs, tracking infectious diseases, administering state wellness initiatives and programs, researching state medical trends, and assessing the quality and affordability of health care. This act does not require health care providers to obscure or remove the information when disclosing it. ADRIANE CROUSE
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