HOUSE BILL 1232

Sponsored By:

Delegates Waldstreicher, Doory, Dumais, Montgomery, Oaks, Reznik, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker

Entitled:

State Board of Physicians - Subpoenas - Medical Records for Mental Health Services

Synopsis:

Requiring health care providers, in accordance with a subpoena, to disclose medical records for mental health services to the State Board of Physicians for investigations into complaints under specified circumstances; authorizing the Board to issue subpoenas for medical records for mental health services for investigations into complaints made by a person other than a patient if the Board notifies the patient that the subpoena has been issued and that the patient may assert rights; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/13

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/4

Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.

4/9

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Jay Walker, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Disclosure

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Hearings

Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.

Mental Health

Notices

Patients

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

Privacy

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Subpoenas

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 4-307 )

Health Occupations

( 14-401 )

Documents:

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

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

Amendments: None offered