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Sponsor says bill would require health records technology to be maintained in U.S. or Canada after recent cyberattacks
Summary
Legislative director Marla Braun read Representative Jamie Thompson's written testimony on House Bill 4242, which would require medical-record technology to be physically maintained in the U.S. or Canada to limit foreign access. The sponsor cited recent cyberattacks on health systems and urged urgent action to protect patient data.
Marla Riley Braun, legislative director for Representative Jamie Thompson, read Thompson's written testimony before the House Committee on Government Operations on House Bill 4242. Thompson, who was unable to appear in person, described the bill as a step to shield patient health data from foreign adversaries by requiring that medical‑record technology be physically maintained in the United States or Canada.
Thompson’s letter, read into the record…
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