Links to Information About the Lawsuit

Plaintiff's Brief
   - Motion for Summary Judgment  9/04/03

The National Coalition's Co-Plaintiff Statement

The Lawsuit itself - legal text
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The FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF - Filed 5-5-03 - legal text
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 Comments on Proposed Rule; Modification: Standards of Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information
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Article in The Hill, Newspaper for and About the US Congress - 4/09/03

From The Medical Privacy Coalition - Citizens for Health, et al v. HHS

Currently allowable disclosure without your consent is outlined here: Flow of Patient Health Information Inside and Outside the Healthcare Industry

H.R. 1699 Patient Privacy Act  (Repeals so-called Privacy Rule in total and repeals requirement for the creation of a uniform health identifier)

H.R. 1709 Stop Taking Our Health Privacy Act (STOHP)   (Repeals August 14th, 2002 modifications to the Privacy Rule.)

Federal Rules on Access to Health Records Challenged in The Legal Intelligencer April, 14, 2003

NPR Radio interview on HIPAA (4-15-03) with attorney Jim Pyles (Get Real Player)

Amicus Brief for Harold Eist, MD

Jim Pyles' Status Report 7-28-03