HB73 Alabama 2016 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Medical records, requests for, release to trial court or attorney of record, Secs. 12-21-5, 12-21-6, 12-21-7 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, copies of hospital
records are admissible as evidence in judicial
trials</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law, a custodian of hospital
records who receives a subpoena from a litigant in
a court trial in Alabama for hospital records must
copy the records and forward the records to the
court clerk for admission at trial</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow a litigant to request
records from a medical provider, as defined,
including itemization of charges, and would allow
the custodian of those records to process the
request and deliver the records to the litigant,
the court clerk for admission at trial, or to an
attorney of record for a trial involving the
records</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 litigant in a trial in Alabama to request medical
records from a medical provider and to allow the custodian of
those records to process the request and deliver the records
to the litigant, the clerk of a trial court, or an attorney of
record for a trial involving the requested records.
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Subjects
Records
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB73 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |