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2014 SESSION
SB 572 Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Office of State; access to clients, patients, individuals, etc., records.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Provides that the entity designated by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services to operate the programs of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall have access to facilities, clients, patients, individuals receiving services, and the records of such clients, patients, and individuals in licensed assisted living facilities, licensed adult day care centers, home care organizations, hospice facilities, certified nursing facilities and nursing homes, providers as defined in § 37.2-403, state hospitals operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and providers of services by an area agency on aging or any private nonprofit or proprietary agency whenever the entity has the consent of the client, patient, or individual receiving services or his legal representative. The bill provides that if a client, patient, or individual receiving services is unable to consent to the review of his medical and social records and has no legal representative, and access to the records is necessary to investigate a complaint, access shall be granted to the extent necessary to conduct the investigation. The bill provides that access also shall be granted if a legal representative of the client, patient, or individual receiving services refuses to give consent and the entity has reasonable cause to believe that the legal representative is not acting in the best interests of the client, patient, or individual receiving services. This bill is identical to HB 240.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/14 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 14103211D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104410D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB572ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/14 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 14103211D
- 01/09/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/31/14 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/14 Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104410D-S1
- 02/03/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/14 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/14 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/14 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14104410D-S1
- 02/04/14 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB572S1
- 02/05/14 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/14 House: Read first time
- 02/07/14 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/13/14 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/14 House: Read second time
- 02/17/14 House: Read third time
- 02/17/14 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/14 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/19/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB572ER)
- 02/19/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 98 (effective 7/1/14)
- 03/03/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0098)