HB228 Alabama 2015 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Medical records, patient allow to request medical records from medical entities other than hospital, Secs. 12-21-5, 12-21-6, 12-21-7 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 12-21-5, 12-21-6, and 12-21-7,
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to reproducing medical records;
to allow a patient to request his or her medical records from
any, including itemization of charges, medical producers and
allow the custodian of those records to process the request
and deliver the records and itemization of charges in the same
manner as requests for hospital records are processed.
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Subjects
Records
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2015 | S | Judiciary first Substitute Offered |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Pending third reading on day 30 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 substitute |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| June 2, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Engrossed |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 893 |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 892 |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Faulkner Amendment Offered |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 891 |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Judiciary Amendment #3 Offered |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 890 |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Judiciary Amendment #2 Offered |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 889 |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Judiciary Amendment #1 Offered |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| May 7, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 3 amendments |
| March 10, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | June 3, 2015 | Committee Room 325 at 19:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | June 3, 2015 | F&T Room 727 at 14:15 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 6, 2015 | Room 429 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB228 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB228 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed |