Health records; health care providers who prescribe or dispense controlled substances. (HB2255)

Introduced By

Del. Dave Nutter (R-Christiansburg)

Progress

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

Description

Disclosure of health records; dispensing of controlled substances.  Clarifies that nothing in the Health Records Privacy Act shall prohibit a health care provider who dispenses a controlled substance to a patient from disclosing information obtained from the Prescription Monitoring Program and contained in a patient's health care record to another health care provider when such disclosure is related to the care or treatment of the patient. This bill also provides that nothing shall prevent a person who prescribes or dispenses a controlled substance from redisclosing information obtained from the Prescription Monitoring Program to another prescriber or dispenser who prescribes or dispenses a controlled substance to a recipient.

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2011Committee
01/12/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102618D
01/12/2011Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/19/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB2255)
01/20/2011Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2011Read first time
01/24/2011Read second time and engrossed
01/25/2011Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/25/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
01/26/2011Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/10/2011Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2011Read third time
02/14/2011Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2011Enrolled
02/17/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2255ER)
02/17/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB2255ER)
02/17/2011Signed by Speaker
02/20/2011Signed by President
03/26/2011Governor's recommendation received by House
04/05/2011Placed on Calendar
04/06/2011House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
04/06/2011VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/06/2011Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/06/2011G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/06/2011Reenrolled
04/06/2011Reenrolled bill text (HB2255ER2)
04/06/2011Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/06/2011Signed by President as reenrolled
04/06/2011Enacted, Chapter 812 (effective 7/1/11)
04/06/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0812)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 45 seconds.