CHAPTER NUMBER: 137 
File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By: 
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Senator Forehand
 
- Entitled: 
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Health Care Decision Making Forms - Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act - Personal Representatives
 
Clarifying that a health care agent is a personal representative in
order to receive specified health care information in accordance with
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and
clarifying that a health care agent is a personal representative
regarding an individual's capacity to make an informed decision in
accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act.
Senate Action
- 1/26
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 -      Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/17
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/18
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 2/22
 - Third Reading Passed (45-0)
 - 4/9
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 2/23
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 3/16
 - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/9
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/8
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 -      Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day  (Delegate Hurson) Adopted (130-1)
 -      Third Reading Passed (136-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 4/26
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 137
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES
 - DISCLOSURE
 - FORMS
 - HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
 - PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
 - RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Health - General
 - (
 5-603 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 Senate
- Number: 224638/01 (PDF)     Offered on: February 18, 2005   at:
11:13 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- February 22, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (45-0)
 
House 
- April 8, 2005: Motion Rules Suspended two readings same day (Hurson) Adopted  (130-1)
 - April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (136-0)