Federal Cures Act information-access legislation
The 21st Century Cures Act is the federal statutory foundation for later health-IT interoperability, patient access, API, and information-blocking rules.
Federal · Effective · Effective Dec 13, 2016
What it is
- What changed
- Public Law 114-255 created the statutory base for Cures Act health-IT interoperability and information-blocking implementation; ONC's Cures Act Final Rule later implemented requirements designed to support secure access, exchange, and use of electronic health information.
- Why it matters
- Caregivers often depend on portal access, record sharing, discharge documents, and app-mediated health information; the Cures Act is the federal authority behind many downstream digital-access expectations.
- Who it touches
- Family caregivers, Care providers and plans, People receiving care, Businesses and agencies that must complypatients, family caregivers, clinicians, health IT developers, care organizations
- Identifiers
- Pub. L. 114-255
Sources
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.