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2003 SESSION
SB 1083 Sharing of protected health information between state agencies.
Introduced by: Benjamin J. Lambert III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Sharing of protected health information between state agencies. Expands the authority to share protected health information to include the Department of Rehabilitative Services and the Departments for the Aging, the Blind and Vision Impaired, and the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing or any successors in interest thereof. Present law, enacted in 2002, was intended to clarify the authority of various state departments to obtain and the discretion of health care providers to disclose protected health information in compliance with the regulations promulgated by the federal Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended. The present statute covers the Departments of Health, Medical Assistance Services, Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, and Social Services. This provision extends this protection and authority to the other agencies within the purview of Virginia's Secretary of Health and Human Resources. The implementation of the 2002 provision has been estimated by the relevant auditors within the presently covered agencies to have saved the Commonwealth more than $1 million since July 1, 2002. This provision is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Lead Poisoning Prevention.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 033818452 pdf
- 02/21/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1083ER) pdf
- 03/26/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0464) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 033818452
- 01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/03 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/03 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/21/03 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/24/03 House: Read first time
- 01/24/03 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/06/03 House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/03 House: Read second time
- 02/10/03 House: Read third time
- 02/10/03 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/03 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1083ER)
- 02/22/03 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 464 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/26/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0464)