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1996 SESSION

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SB 359 Physician-patient privileged communications.

Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Physician-patient privileged communications. Provides that the section which requires (i) that disclosure of otherwise privileged communications between a physician and patient be made only pursuant to discovery in a civil action and (ii) the prohibition on contacts by lawyers with treating physicians except with the consent of the patient does not apply to court-ordered medical examinations.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 961750722  pdf
• 02/11/96  Senate: Committee substitute printed 967715722-S1  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/22/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 961750722
• 01/22/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/26/96  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Justice
• 02/11/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/96  Senate: Committee substitute printed 967715722-S1
• 02/12/96  Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
• 02/12/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Read second time
• 02/13/96  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/13/96  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 967715722-S1
• 02/13/96  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 967715722-S1
• 02/13/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/96  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/14/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/15/96  House: Read first time
• 02/15/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/29/96  House: Continued to 1997 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)