SAFER Health Act of 2026

This bill would bar health care providers, health plans, and their business partners from sharing a person's health information about abortion or pregnancy loss in federal, state, local, or tribal legal proceedings unless the person gives written permission. Exceptions would allow sharing to defend against a malpractice claim, or to investigate physical harm to the person by someone else when the person has died or cannot consent. The Department of Health and Human Services would have to update rules so that withholding this information is not treated as illegal information blocking, and so that certified health software can keep this data separate. The bill would override conflicting state laws, except state laws that give more privacy protection, and would require an outreach campaign and new rules within 90 days.

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Sponsors

• Sara Jacobs Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors