CHAPTER NUMBER: 270
File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Hollinger (Chairman, Health Subcommittee) and Senators
Conway, Harris, Pinsky, and Sfikas
- Entitled:
-
Medical Records - Confidentiality
Prohibiting the disclosure by sale, rental, or barter of medical
records; exempting from the prohibition medical records that relate to
the transfer of ownership of a health care practice or facility;
requiring payors that accept claims from medical care electronic
claims clearinghouses to accept only claims from accredited or
certified medical care electronic claims clearinghouses; establishing
the State Advisory Council on Medical Privacy and Confidentiality to
examine confidentiality issues; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/3
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/8
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/13
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/10
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/11
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 270
House Action
- 3/14
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/15
- Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/1
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/2
- Special Order 4/7 (Delegate Hammen) Adopted
- 4/3
- Special Order 4/8 (Delegate Hammen) Adopted
- 4/5
- Special Order 4/10 (Delegate Hammen) Adopted
- 4/8
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (130-1)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 9
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- DAMAGES
- DISCLOSURE
- ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
- MENTAL HEALTH
- NOTICES
- PATIENTS
- PRIVACY
- PSYCHIATRISTS
- PSYCHOLOGISTS
- RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
- REPORTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
9-109 ,
9-109.1 ,
9-121
)
- Health - General
- (
4-302 ,
4-302 ,
4-302.1 ,
4-306 ,
4-307 ,
4-307 ,
4-307 ,
4-307 ,
4-3A-01 ,
4-3A-02 ,
4-3A-03 ,
4-3A-04 ,
4-3A-05
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 634630/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 9, 2000 at:
10:36 a.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 150517/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2000 at:
10:50 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 13, 2000: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- April 10, 2000: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- House
- April 8, 2000: Third Reading Passed (130-1)