2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 386

File Code: Health Occupations
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kaiser, Carr, Gutierrez, Kipke, Montgomery, Robinson, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Physicians - Patient Health Information Privacy Rights - Form and Distribution

Synopsis:

Requiring licensed physicians with a private medical office to distribute specified information about how a patient's information is protected by the Privacy Rule; requiring specified information to be written using specified language; and requiring licensed physicians with a private medical office to post a sign in a specified location that states specified information.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/2
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/4
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Laboratories
Notices
Patients
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Privacy
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Signs and Billboards

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health Occupations
( 14-508 )

Documents:

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