Re: Citizen Access to Copies of Medical Records Privacy Legislation

[rj.mills@pti-us.com (Dick Mills)]

James Love reported:
>New record for no citizen access to legislation today.  Apparently Rep. 
>Horn held a hearing on a bill that hasn't even been introduced yet.  Of
>course several lobbyists were invited to testify... some familiar faces to
>readers of med-privacy, it seems.  jamie


Gee, I presume it wasn't the bill mentioned below, from Computer 
Industry Daily.  :-)

                  Online FOIA Bill Resurfaces
   The Senate will again consider bringing the Freedom of 
   Information Act into the computer age.  A bill requiring 
   federal agencies to provide records online is coming up 
   for a second vote.  The bill previously won Senate approval, 
   but died in the House.  Representative Steve Horn will 
   reintroduce the bill in the House soon.  The intent of the bill 
   is to amend the FOIA "so that agencies use technology to make 
   government more accessible and accountable to its citizens."  
   The bill runs counter to the present situation in which agencies, 
   not the information requester, choose the format for releasing 
   information.  The bill is supported by 23 organizations including 
   the American Library Association, OMB Watch, and Public Citizen.

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