HR 2774 · 100th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure confidentiality of Veterans' Administration medical records relating to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and for other purposes.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Executive Comment Requested from VA.(1987-07-10)
Plain Language Summary
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Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions relating to a veteran's patient rights to require confidentiality of all medical records maintained on a veteran with regard to the treatment for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), allowing disclosure of such information only under strict limitations. Directs that veteran patients who have the AIDS infection shall not be discriminated against in admission or treatment by any Veterans Administration health care facility solely because of their virus infection.…
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Cosponsors (19)
19 Democrats