SB 748 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Offender medical and mental health information and records; exchange of information to facility.

Summary
Exchange of offender medical and mental health information and records. Provides that a health care provider who has been notified that a person to whom he has provided services is committed to a local or regional correctional facility must disclose to the person in charge of the facility any information necessary and appropriate for the continuity of care of the person committed. The bill also provides protection from civil liability for such health care provider, absent bad faith or malicious intent. This bill was incorporated into SB 656.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Last action Jan 24, 2020
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Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105322D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
VA
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