HOSPITAL RECORDS-AVAILABILITY
Summary
Amends the Hospital Licensing Act and the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a hospital shall make, upon written request of a hospitalized patient, hospital records, history, bedside notes, charts, and pictures and plates concerning the patient available to the hospitalized patient or his or her designee on a daily basis. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2003
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
0
Committee
5
Jan 11, 2005
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 13, 2003
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 5, 2003
House · Reported by committee
Remains in Health Care Availability and Access Committee
Mar 5, 2003
House · Failed in committee
Motion Do Pass - Lost Health Care Availability and Access Committee; 003-008-009
Feb 26, 2003
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee
Feb 21, 2003
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Robert S. Molaro
DDemocratic
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