HB1629
Health care records; providers shall provide one free copy of records stored in EHR upon request.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 21, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)
Chief Patron:
Josh Thomas (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Health care records; fees; certain requests by a patient or his attorney.
Requires that a health care provider provide one free copy of a patient's medical records per calendar year if requested by a patient or his attorney for the purposes of supporting a claim or appeal under certain provisions of the Social Security Act or any federal or state financial needs-based ... (More) benefit program. The bill provides that any additional request for medical records in the same calendar year is subject to a reasonable fee. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/03/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100526D
- 01/03/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/13/2025 - House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
- 01/15/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/15/2025 - House: Assigned sub: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
- 01/15/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1629)
- 01/16/2025 - House: Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
- 01/16/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/21/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/22/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/24/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105523D-H1
- 01/24/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1629)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/29/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/29/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 01/29/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 01/30/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/06/2025 - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1629ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1629)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/21/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 182 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/21/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)
