SENATE BILL 723

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 784

Sponsored By:

Senator Rosapepe

Entitled:

Medical Records - Health Information Exchanges

Synopsis:

Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to adopt regulations for the privacy and security of protected health information obtained or released through a health information exchange by specified persons; requiring the regulations to include protections for the secondary use of specified information; providing that the regulations do not apply to protected health information exchanged between and among specified persons; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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

Senate Action

2/4

First Reading Finance

2/8

Hearing 2/23 at 2:00 p.m.

2/11

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.

2/18

Hearing cancelled

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

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/26

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

4/6

Returned Passed

House Action

3/27

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/30

Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.

4/8

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

4/4

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/6

Third Reading Passed (137-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/19

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 534

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Computers -see also- Electronic Commerce; Electronic Govmnt.

Disclosure

Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer

Health -see also- Mental Health

Health Care Commission

Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Health Services Cost Review Commission

Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals

Liability -see also- Good Samaritan

Patients

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Privacy

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 4-301 , 4-302.2 , 4-302.3 , 4-302.4 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 937577/01     Offered on: March 24, 2011   at: 12:26 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes :

Senate

Finance

House

Health and Government Operations

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 26, 2011: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House

April 6, 2011: Third Reading Passed (137-0)