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Legislation


2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1020

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bobo, Benson, Donoghue, Hubbard, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Health Care Practices and Facilities - Closure - Patient Medical Records

Synopsis:

Requiring the owner of a health care practice or facility that decides to close the health care practice or facility to give each patient, at least 30 days before the closing, specified information regarding the retrieval of the patient's medical records; and providing that the owner of a health care practice or facility is in violation of specified laws for failure to comply with the provisions of the Act.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/2
Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/15 at 2:00 p.m.
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/15 at 2:00 p.m.
3/26
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CLINICS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
FINES
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
NOTICES
PATIENTS
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 4-302 , 4-309 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
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