Hospital emergency departments; required to develop and maintain electronic health records. (HB463)

Introduced By

Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Hospital emergency departments; access to electronic health records. Requires the Board of Health to include in regulations a requirement that all hospitals operating emergency departments develop and maintain a health information system that allows for the creation of electronic health records for patients, and the sharing of electronic health records with other hospitals operating emergency departments. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Committee
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102346D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
02/16/2010Left in Science and Technology

Comments

Virginia ITSP Association, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

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