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Committee narrows hospital access for federal immigration enforcement, forwards bill after clarifying concerns about local law enforcement and HIPAA
Summary
The committee adopted a replacement amendment to SB 1570 limiting federal immigration authorities’ access to nonpublic hospital areas and treating immigration status as protected health information, while stakeholders and some senators sought clarifications to preserve local law enforcement roles and HIPAA exceptions.
The Senate Committee on Health Care on Feb. 16 adopted a replacement amendment to Senate Bill 1570 that would restrict federal immigration authorities from entering or accessing nonpublic hospital areas except by law or court order and would treat immigration status as protected health information under state law.
Committee staff described proposed replacements (dash-2 and dash-5). The dash-5 amendment (adopted) would direct hospitals to designate nonpublic areas, prohibit disclosure of a person’s health or immigration status without law or court order, require hospitals to designate an…
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