Medical information and credit scores are not the same thing at all.
You go to buy a car or house and tell them that your credit score is private like your medical records, and try not to get laughed out the bank before not getting the loan.
Agreed that credit score is a legitimate inquiry from a bank to a party seeking a loan. But in the case of the guy seeking a job as a transporter of patients for a medical practice (as in the posted WaPo article), his credit score is irrelevant to his prospective employer and the job applicant should have specifically said so and denied them consent to research it. Two entirely different situations.
And, furthermore, there's no need whatsoever for the Senate 'rat legislation!