Under existing law, once a custodian of hospital records receives a subpoena duces tecum from a patient or the patient's legal representative for records of the patient, the custodian must copy the records and forward the certified medical records and itemization of charges to the court's clerk for admission at trial.
This bill would allow a patient to request all medical records from any medical provider, including itemization of charges and allow the custodian of those records to process the request and deliver the records in the same manner as requests for hospital records are processed.
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
Pending third reading on day 30 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 substitute
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 893
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 892
Faulkner Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 891
Judiciary Amendment #3 Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 890
Judiciary Amendment #2 Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 889
Judiciary Amendment #1 Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 3 amendments
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Source: Alabama Legislature