File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 557/96 - ENV
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 834
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Della, Roesser, Derr, Trotter, and Hafer
- Entitled:
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The Patients' Consent Act
Requiring that notice regarding data collection for the Maryland
medical care database be provided to patients; requiring that the
consent of a patient be obtained prior to collection of the data;
providing for exceptions; specifying the effect of the consent on any
rights or privileges of a patient regarding the data and treatment and
payment for treatment by certain persons; requiring the Health Care
Access and Cost Commission to adopt regulations; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 2/14
- Re-referred Finance
- 2/17
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
- Senator John W. Derr, District 3
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
- Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
- NOTICES
- PATIENTS
- PRIVACY
- RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health - General
- (
19-1507
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)