2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1468

CHAPTER NUMBER: 470
File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled:
Public Health Surveillance - Confidentiality

Synopsis:

Expanding requirements for confidentiality relating to specified reports on specified conditions or diseases by physicians, institutions, and specified medical laboratories so as to require that all information collected in connection with a report, the subject of the report, or other individuals who might be affected by the condition or disease in the report are subject to the requirements; making specified exceptions; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
3/2
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
3/9
Re-referred Health and Government Operations
3/11
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/25
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/26
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
4/10
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
4/11
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/8
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/9
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 470

Sponsored by:

Health and Government Operations Committee, Chair
Departmental
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Hotels and Motels
Laboratories
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Privacy
Reports

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 18-201 , 18-202 , 18-205 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate
April 9, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-0)