Health records; providing information after execution of search warrant, etc. (HB1040)

Introduced By

Del. Morgan Griffith (R-Salem)

Progress

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

Description

Health records privacy; providing information after execution of search warrant, subpoena or court order. Clarifies that regardless of the manner by which health records relating to an individual are compelled to be disclosed pursuant to a subpoena, search warrant, or court order, nothing prohibits any staff or employee of a health care entity from providing information about such individual to a law-enforcement officer in connection with such subpoena, search warrant, or court order. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/09/2008Committee
01/09/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081801520
01/09/2008Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/17/2008Impact statement from DPB (HB1040)
01/22/2008Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2008Read first time
01/24/2008Read second time and engrossed
01/25/2008Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
01/25/2008VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2008Communicated to Senate
01/28/2008Constitutional reading dispensed
01/28/2008Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/12/2008Assigned Education sub: Health Care
02/21/2008Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
02/22/2008Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/25/2008Read third time
02/25/2008Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/25/2008Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/25/2008Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/27/2008Enrolled
02/27/2008Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1040ER)
02/27/2008Signed by Speaker
02/28/2008Impact statement from DPB (HB1040ER)
02/28/2008Signed by President
03/04/2008G Approved by Governor-Chapter 315 (effective 7/1/08)
03/11/2008G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315)