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2022 SESSION
HB 1359 Health care; consent to disclosure of records.
Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Health care; consent to services and disclosure of records. Provides that an authorization for the release of health records shall remain in effect until (i) the authorization is revoked in writing and delivered to the health care entity maintaining the health record subject to the authorization, (ii) any expiration date set forth in the authorization, or (iii) the health care entity maintaining the health record becomes aware of any expiration event described in the authorization, whichever occurs first, and that a revocation shall not be effective to the extent that the health care entity maintaining the health record released health records prior to the delivery of such revocation.
The bill also provides that authorization for the release of health records shall include authorization for the person named in the authorization to assist the person who is the subject of the health record in accessing health care services, including scheduling appointments for the person who is the subject of the health record and attending appointments together with the person who is the subject of the health record.
The bill also provides that every health care provider shall make health records of a patient available to any person designated by a patient in an authorization to release health records and that a health care provider shall allow a spouse, parent, adult child, adult sibling, or other person identified by a patient to make an appointment for medical services on behalf of such patient, regardless of whether such patient has executed an authorization to release health records.
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/22 House: Presented and ordered printed 22104513D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106251D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107081D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1359ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 House: Governor's substitute printed 22108155D-H2 pdf
- 04/27/22 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1359ER2) pdf
- 04/27/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0784) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/24/22 House: Unanimous consent to introduce
- 01/24/22 House: Presented and ordered printed 22104513D
- 01/24/22 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/25/22 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
- 02/08/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
- 02/10/22 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/10/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106251D-H1
- 02/13/22 House: Read first time
- 02/14/22 House: Read second time
- 02/14/22 House: Committee substitute agreed to 22106251D-H1
- 02/14/22 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1359H1
- 02/15/22 House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 48-N)
- 02/15/22 House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 48-N)
- 02/16/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/23/22 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 03/03/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22107081D-S1
- 03/03/22 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
- 03/04/22 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/22 Senate: Read third time
- 03/08/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/08/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22107081D-S1
- 03/08/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1359S1
- 03/08/22 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 10-N)
- 03/09/22 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 22107081D-S1 (57-Y 41-N)
- 03/09/22 House: VOTE: Adoption (57-Y 41-N)
- 03/11/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/11/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1359ER)
- 03/11/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/11/22 House: Governor's substitute printed 22108155D-H2
- 04/27/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/27/22 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (53-Y 47-N)
- 04/27/22 House: VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 47-N)
- 04/27/22 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (28-Y 12-N)
- 04/27/22 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/27/22 House: Reenrolled
- 04/27/22 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1359ER2)
- 04/27/22 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/27/22 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/27/22 House: Enacted, Chapter 784 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/27/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0784)