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)
