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2005 SESSION

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SB 1064 Health records; emphasizes right of an individual to have access thereto, exceptions.

Introduced by: Stephen H. Martin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Health records privacy.  Emphasizes the right of an individual to have access to his health records with certain exceptions; defines the term "psychotherapy notes"; clarifies the list of persons to whom disclosure of protected health information may be made; underscores the confidentiality of psychotherapy notes and prohibits the disclosure of such psychotherapy notes, with exceptions for training programs, legal processes, protection of third parties, and various law-enforcement and regulatory investigations; and states specifically that state law controls the procedures for requesting health records.  This bill is identical to HB 2363.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051359136  pdf
• 01/31/05  Senate: Printed as engrossed 051359136-E  pdf
• 03/01/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1064ER)  pdf
• 03/23/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0039)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/12/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051359136
• 01/12/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/27/05  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/05  Senate: Read second time
• 01/31/05  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/31/05  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/31/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1064E
• 01/31/05  Senate: Printed as engrossed 051359136-E
• 02/01/05  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/05  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/08/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/08/05  House: Read first time
• 02/08/05  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/10/05  House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  House: Read second time
• 02/14/05  House: Read third time
• 02/14/05  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
• 02/14/05  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1064ER)
• 03/01/05  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/03/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 39 (effective 7/1/05)
• 03/23/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0039)