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2007 SESSION

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HB 2198 Electronic health records; requires those purchased by state agency to adhere to accepted standard.

Introduced by: Samuel A. Nixon, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Electronic health records. Requires any electronic health records system or software purchased by a state agency to adhere to accepted standards for interoperability or to be certified by a recognized certification body. The bill also requires state agencies making grants available to other entities for electronic patient information or electronic health records to ensure that the systems or software adheres to accepted standards for interoperability, privacy and data exchange or has been certified by a nationally recognized certification body.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075818432  pdf
• 01/18/07  House: Printed as engrossed 075818432-E  pdf
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2198ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/05/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0635)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075818432
• 01/09/07  House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
• 01/15/07  House: Reported from Science and Technology with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/17/07  House: Read first time
• 01/18/07  House: Read second time
• 01/18/07  House: Committee amendment rejected
• 01/18/07  House: Amendment by Delegate Marshall, R. G. agreed to
• 01/18/07  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2198E
• 01/18/07  House: Printed as engrossed 075818432-E
• 01/19/07  House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 01/19/07  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 01/19/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/22/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/22/07  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/07/07  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/07  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/12/07  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/12/07  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/12/07  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/12/07  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/07  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/07  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/14/07  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/21/07  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2198ER)
• 02/21/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/07  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 635 (effective 7/1/07)
• 04/05/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0635)