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SB 1341 Health care practitioner; authority to send laboratory test results directly to patients.

Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Health professions; authority to send laboratory test results directly to patients.  Requires any health care practitioner who, within the scope of his practice, orders a laboratory test or other examination of the physical condition of any person to provide a copy of the report of the results of such test or examination directly to the patient or his legal guardian, if so requested by the patient or his guardian. Authorizes a health care practitioner to inform the laboratory that a copy of the report of the results shall be provided directly to the patient or his legal guardian.  Provides that the patient or his legal guardian shall be considered authorized to receive the report or result for the purposes of the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments. This bill is identical to HB 3061.


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