Health care providers; transfer of patient records in conjunction with closure, etc.
Summary
Health care providers; transfer of patient recordsin conjunction with closure, sale, or relocation of practice; electronicnotice permitted. Allows health care providers to notify patientseither electronically or by mail prior to the transfer of patientrecords in conjunction with the closure, sale, or relocation of thehealth care provider's practice. Current law requires health careproviders to provide such notice by mail.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2022
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 21, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Apr 1, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 73 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102359D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
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