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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 2910 (Introduced in House) — To protect American children and their families from the epidemic of gun violence by banning access to certain weapon... · Sec. 303

Sec. 303. Protecting confidential doctor-patient relationship

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Section 2717(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–17(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this subsection, none of the authorities provided to the Secretary under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, an amendment made by that Act, or this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a physician or other health care provider from— asking a patient about the ownership, possession, use, or storage of a firearm or ammunition in the home of such patient; speaking to a patient about gun safety; or reporting to the authorities a patient’s threat of violence. .
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