HOUSE BILL 1098

File Code: Workers' Compensation Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1231/07 - ECM

Sponsored By:

Delegate Love

Entitled:

Workers' Compensation - Medical Records - Authorized Disclosures

Synopsis:

Authorizing a health care provider to disclose a medical record without the authorization of a person in interest in connection with a claim for workers' compensation benefits; and providing that disclosure of specified mental health records filed under the workers' compensation law is subject to specified limitations.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

House Action

2/13

First Reading Economic Matters

2/18

Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.

3/25

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Disclosure

Health -see also- Mental Health

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.

Mental Health

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Workers` Compensation

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 4-301 , 4-306 , 4-306 , 4-306 , 4-307 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered