AB 1337 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Medical records: electronic delivery.

Summary

Existing law requires certain enumerated medical providers and medical employers to make a patient's records available for inspection and copying by an attorney, or his or her representative, who presents a written authorization therefor, as specified. This bill would require a medical provider or attorney, as defined, to provide an electronic copy of a medical record that is maintained electronically, upon request. The bill would also require a medical provider to accept a prescribed authorization form once completed and signed by the patient if the medical provider determines that the form is valid.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2015

Committee Review

Aug 2015

Assembly Passage

May 2015

Senate Passage

Aug 2015

Signed into Law

Oct 2015

Introduced Feb 27, 2015 Signed Oct 6, 2015

Floor votes · Senate Aug 20, 2015 · Assembly May 7, 2015

How they voted

33–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 35

Aug 20, 2015

D Democratic24

23 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Oct 6, 2015

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Aug 24, 2015

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2561.).

lower

Aug 20, 2015

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (33-0-2)

senate

Aug 20, 2015

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 22 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

lower

Jul 16, 2015

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.

upper

Jul 15, 2015

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14).

upper

Jul 9, 2015

Committee

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

Jun 30, 2015

Upper · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

upper

Jun 22, 2015

Committee

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

upper

May 21, 2015

Committee

Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

upper

May 7, 2015

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (72-0-3)

assembly

May 5, 2015

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 5).

lower

Apr 22, 2015

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

lower

Mar 23, 2015

Committee

Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

lower

Mar 1, 2015

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

lower

Feb 27, 2015

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors