VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

• Code of Virginia
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Constitution of Virginia
• Charters
• Authorities
• Compacts
• Uncodified Acts
• RIS Users (account required)

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

• Bills & Resolutions
  session legislation
• Bill Summaries
  session summaries
• Reports to the General Assembly
  House and Senate documents
• Legislative Liaisons
  State agency contacts

ACROSS SESSIONS

• Subject Index: Since 1995
• Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
• Summaries: Since 1994

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2019 SESSION

• | print version

HB 2044 Medical records; subpoena duces tecum, additional time to comply.

Introduced by: John J. McGuire, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Medical records; subpoena duces tecum; additional time to comply. Provides that a health care provider may make a written request to the party requesting the subpoena duces tecum or the party on whose behalf the subpoena was issued for such party's consent to an additional seven days within which to comply with such subpoena, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided such subpoena was served within 15 days of the return date and provided such additional time does not adversely affect a party's ability to timely prepare for trial, depositions, or such other proceeding.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Medical records; service of subpoena; return date. Provides that no subpoena duces tecum for medical records or papers shall set a return date by which a health care provider must comply with such subpoena earlier than 15 days from the date of service of such subpoena, except by order of a court or administrative agency. Current law provides such a date shall not be earlier than 15 days from the date of the subpoena.