Bill > SB563

This bill amends Maryland law to clarify that crisis pregnancy clinics, including mobile facilities providing pregnancy-related health care and not covered by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), are considered "health care providers" for the purposes of medical record confidentiality laws. This means that these clinics will be subject to the same rules regarding the privacy and security of patient medical records as other healthcare facilities like hospitals, outpatient clinics, and comprehensive crisis response centers. The bill aims to ensure that the confidential nature of medical information is applied consistently across various healthcare settings.