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HB 2556 Health Professions, Dept. of, & health regulatory boards; information obtained in an investigation.
Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Department of Health Professions and health regulatory boards; information obtained in an investigation or disciplinary proceeding; authorized disclosures. Provides that provisions protecting the confidentiality of information obtained during an investigation or disciplinary hearing do not prohibit the disclosure of information about a suspected violation of state or federal law or regulation to state law enforcement. Under current law, such disclosure is authorized only to agencies within the Health and Human Resources Secretariat or to federal law-enforcement agencies. The bill also provides that investigative staff of agencies to which disclosure is authorized are not prohibited from interviewing fact witnesses, disclosing to fact witnesses the identity of the subject of the complaint or report, or reviewing with fact witnesses any portion of records or other supporting documentation necessary to refresh the fact witnesses' recollection.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101010D pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2556ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101010D
- 01/09/19 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/22/19 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/19 House: Read first time
- 01/25/19 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/08/19 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/14/19 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/19 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2556ER)
- 02/21/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
- 02/28/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/21/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 663 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/21/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 663 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663)