Sen. Heather A. Steans

Filed: 3/10/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1282

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1282 as follows:
 
3on page 2, by replacing lines 24 through 26 with the following:
4"surgical cases. Claims and encounter data submitted under this
5Act shall not include a patient's name, address, or Social
6Security number; provided, however, that the Department may
7require, by rule, the inclusion of a unique patient identifier
8that may be based upon the last four digits of the patient's
9Social Security number. The Department shall promulgate
10regulations to protect the patient's rights of confidentiality
11and privacy. The regulations shall ensure that patient names,
12addresses, social security numbers, or any other data that the
13Department believes could be used to determine the identity of
14an individual patient shall be stored and processed in the most
15secure manner possible.".