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HB 1524 Health record retention; practitioners to maintain records for a minimum of six years.
Introduced by: Riley E. Ingram | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Board of Medicine; regulations related to retention of patient records; time. Requires health care practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine to maintain health records for a minimum of six years following the last patient encounter. The bill also provides that practitioners are not required to maintain health records for longer than 12 years from the date of creation except for (i) health records of a minor child, which shall be maintained until the patient reaches the age of 18 or becomes emancipated, with a minimum of six years following the last patient encounter, and (ii) health records that are required by contractual obligation or federal law to be maintained longer.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/18 House: Presented and ordered printed 18104448D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18106681D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107775D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1524ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0718) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/19/18 House: Presented and ordered printed 18104448D
- 01/19/18 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/22/18 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/06/18 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18106681D-H1
- 02/08/18 House: Read first time
- 02/09/18 House: Read second time
- 02/09/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18106681D-H1
- 02/09/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1524H1
- 02/12/18 House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N)
- 02/12/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/16/18 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 03/01/18 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107775D-S1
- 03/02/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/18 Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/05/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18107775D-S1
- 03/05/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1524S1
- 03/05/18 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/06/18 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 18107775D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/18 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1524ER)
- 03/08/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 16, 2018
- 03/16/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 03/30/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 718 (effective 7/1/18)
- 03/30/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0718)