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2004 SESSION
HB 879 Health records; privacy provisions.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Health records privacy. Revises the Virginia patient privacy provision to comply more closely with the regulations promulgated pursuant to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, relating to health records. Closer compliance is achieved through various syntax changes in terminology, definitions, and forms, and revisions and additions to the definitions, e.g., "health care entity," as defined in this provision, includes all health care providers, health plans or health care clearinghouses. The bill refers to an "individual" instead of a "patient"; to "health records" instead of "medical records"; and "health care providers" or "health care entities" instead of providers. This provision also revises the standard by which a patient can be denied access to his records to require the treating physician or clinical psychologist to find that a review of the individual's health records would be reasonably likely to endanger the life or physical safety of the individual or another person, or that a reference in the health records to another person would be reasonably likely to cause substantial harm to the referenced person. The individual may designate a reviewing physician or clinical psychologist at his own expense or the health care entity denying access to the health record will designate a reviewing physician or clinical psychologist at the expense of the relevant health care entity. The designated physician or clinical psychologist will make a judgment as to whether the health record should be made available to the individual.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 044639440 pdf
- 01/29/04 House: Printed as engrossed 044639440-E pdf
- 02/26/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB879ER) pdf
- 03/11/04 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB879ER2) pdf
- 03/11/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0067) pdf
- 03/17/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0067) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 044639440
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/27/04 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/04 House: Read first time
- 01/29/04 House: Read second time
- 01/29/04 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/29/04 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB879E
- 01/29/04 House: Printed as engrossed 044639440-E
- 01/30/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/02/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/12/04 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/04 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/04 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/16/04 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/16/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/16/04 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/04 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB879ER)
- 02/26/04 House: Enrolled
- 02/27/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/29/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/09/04 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/09/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/10/04 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/04 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/04 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/04 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 03/11/04 House: Reenrolled
- 03/11/04 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 03/11/04 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 03/11/04 House: Enacted, Chapter 67 (effective 7/1/04)
- 03/11/04 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB879ER2)
- 03/11/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0067)
- 03/17/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0067)