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SB 656 Offender medical & mental health information & records; exchange of information to facility, etc.

Introduced by: Jennifer B. Boysko | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Exchange of offender medical and mental health information and records. Provides that a health care provider who has been notified that a person to whom he has provided services within the last two years is committed to a local or regional correctional facility shall, upon request by the local or regional correctional facility, disclose to the local or regional correctional facility where the person is committed any information necessary to ensure the continuity of care of the person committed. The bill also provides protection from civil liability for such health care provider, absent bad faith or malicious intent. This bill incorporates SB 748 and is identical to HB 1328.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Exchange of offender medical and mental health information and records. Provides that a health care provider who has provided services within the last year to a person committed to a local or regional correctional facility shall disclose to such correctional facility any information and records necessary to ensure continuity of care. The bill provides immunity from civil liability for such disclosures absent bad faith or malicious intent. This bill incorporates SB748.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Exchange of offender medical and mental health information and records. Provides that a health care provider who has been notified that a person to whom he has provided services is committed to a local or regional correctional facility must disclose to the person in charge of the facility any information necessary and appropriate for the continuity of care of the person committed. The bill also provides protection from civil liability for such health care provider, absent bad faith or malicious intent.