Re: Medical Information Bureau

[Robert Gellman <rgellman@cais.cais.com>]

On Thu, 16 Nov 1995, James Love wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Nov 1995, W. Curtiss Priest wrote:
> > P.S. are there similar "statutes of limitation" for information in
> > the federal plan, or is the current system using MIB, actually
> > better in this regard?
> 
>   S. 1360 defines protected medical information to include all 
> information about your past, present and future physical and mental 
> health.  There is no limit on the period of time for keeping information, 
> or for going back into your records.  None all.  the only 7 year 
> limitation concerns the term for records about who has access to your 
> records, and even that is pretty hard to find.

MIB is not covered by any of the federal bills.  Disclosures to MIB are 
with the consent of the record subject.  You are free to give your 
medical information to MIB, a neighbor, or the New York Times.  And you 
are free to set the conditions under which you make the disclosure.  The 
bill mostly regulates those who get information without your consent.  

Bob

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