MEDICAL PATIENT RIGHTS

Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that if a covered entity under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 intends to use or disclose an individual's protected and individually identifiable health information to engage in fundraising communications or communications for marketing purposes, the covered entity must, prior to the use or disclosure, obtain valid authorization from the individual who is the subject of the protected and individually identifiable health information. Contains language stating the intent of the General Assembly. Effective immediately.