Privacy Act Amendments

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Privacy Act Amendments - Amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to declare the purpose of this Act to be to: (1) define the circumstances under which confidential medical information of an individual will be available, and to whom; (2) provide procedures to allow individuals access to such records; (3) balance the privacy of the individual with the legitimate need of certain governmental and private organizations' access to confidential medical information. Provides that no person subject to this Act may release any confidential medical information without the authorization of the patient. Defines for purposes of this Act: (1) confidential information as any medical information individually identifiable transferred to a patient's service provider or placed in a patient's medical dossier; and (2) service provider as certain non-Federal medical facilities receiving medicare or medicaid funds. Requires a service provider to notify a patient of any disclosures under this Act that may be made without such patient's authorization. Authorizes an individual over 12 years of age (or the parents or legal guardian of a minor under 12 years of age) to consent to the release of confidential medical inf…