SHHR; increase sharing of electronic health records, report. (HB312)
Introduced By
Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg) with support from co-patrons Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg), and Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
VDH; increase sharing of electronic health records; report. Directs the Department of Health to work with stakeholders, which shall include representatives of hospitals and other health care providers in the Commonwealth, to (i) evaluate interoperability of electronic health records systems between health systems and health care providers and the ability of health systems and health care providers to share patient records in electronic format and (ii) develop recommendations for improving the ability of health systems and health care providers to share electronic health records with the goal of ensuring that all health care providers in the Commonwealth are able to share electronic health information to reduce the cost of health care and improve the efficiency of health care services. The Department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by December 1, 2016. The bill contains an emergency clause. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/05/2016 | Committee |
| 01/05/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/16 16100996D |
| 01/05/2016 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/20/2016 | Impact statement from VDH (HB312) |
| 01/21/2016 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/21/2016 | Committee substitute printed 16104617D-H1 |
| 01/25/2016 | Read first time |
| 01/26/2016 | Read second time |
| 01/26/2016 | Committee substitute agreed to 16104617D-H1 |
| 01/26/2016 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB312H1 |
| 01/26/2016 | Impact statement from VDH (HB312H1) |
| 01/27/2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 01/27/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/28/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/15/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Health |
| 02/18/2016 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2016 | Read third time |
| 02/22/2016 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2016 | Enrolled |
| 02/24/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB312ER) |
| 02/24/2016 | Impact statement from VDH (HB312ER) |
| 02/24/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/25/2016 | Signed by President |
| 02/25/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16 |
| 02/25/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016 |
| 03/01/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 80 (effective 3/1/16) |
| 03/01/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0080) |