SB1341: Health care practitioner; authority to send laboratory test results directly to patients.

Chief Patron

Toddy Puller (D-36)
Served: 2000–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

04/04/2007: enacted

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01/16/2007 Presented and ordered printed 072488796
01/16/2007 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/01/2007 Committee substitute printed 075407796-S1
02/02/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/02/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2007 Impact statement from DPB (SB1341S1)
02/05/2007 Read second time
02/05/2007 Reading of substitute waived
02/05/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 075407796-S1
02/05/2007 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1341S1
02/06/2007 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/06/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2007 Communicated to House
02/08/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/08/2007 Read first time
02/08/2007 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/13/2007 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2007 Committee substitute printed 077667796-H1
02/14/2007 Impact statement from DPB (SB1341H1)
02/14/2007 Read second time
02/15/2007 Read third time
02/15/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 077667796-H1
02/15/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1341H1
02/15/2007 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/15/2007 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2007 House substitute rejected by Senate (9-Y 31-N)
02/19/2007 VOTE: (9-Y 31-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2007 Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/19/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2007 House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
02/19/2007 VOTE: (1-Y 39-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007 House insisted on substitute
02/20/2007 House requested conference committee
02/22/2007 Delegates: Frederick, McQuigg, Hull
02/22/2007 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 Conferees appointed by Senate
02/22/2007 Senators: Puller, Whipple, Rerras
02/22/2007 Conferees appointed by House
02/22/2007 Delegates: Frederick, McQuigg, Hall
02/23/2007 Conference substitute printed 075430796-S2
02/23/2007 Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
02/23/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2007 Reading of conference report waived
02/24/2007 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2007 Impact statement from DPB (SB1341S2)
03/12/2007 Enrolled
03/12/2007 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1341ER)
03/12/2007 Signed by President
03/13/2007 Signed by Speaker
03/26/2007 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
03/27/2007 Governor's substitute printed 077683796-S3
04/03/2007 Placed on Calendar
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter (effective 7/1/07)
04/04/2007 G Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
04/04/2007 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N)
04/04/2007 G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/04/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/04/2007 Reenrolled
04/04/2007 Reenrolled bill text (SB1341ER2)
04/04/2007 Signed by President as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter 930 (effective 7/1/07)
04/11/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0930)

Summary

Health professions; authority to send laboratory test results directly to patients. Requires any licensed physician who orders a laboratory test or other examination of the physical or mental condition of any person to, if so requested by the patient, inform the laboratory or other facility conducting the test or examination to provide a copy of the report of the results directly to the patient.

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