Health record retention; practitioners to maintain records for a minimum of six years.
Summary
Requires health care practitioners licensed by the Board of Medicine to maintain health records for a minimum of six years following the last patient encounter. The bill also provides that practitioners are not required to maintain health records for longer than 12 years from the date of creation except for (i) health records of a minor child, which shall be maintained until the patient reaches the age of 18 or becomes emancipated, with a minimum of six years following the last patient encounter, and (ii) health records that are required by contractual obligation or federal law to be maintained longer.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2018
Last action Mar 16, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1524S1
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107775D-S1
legislature
Feb 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N)
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1524H1
legislature
Feb 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106681D-H1
legislature
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 18104448D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Riley E. Ingram
RRepublican
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