VirginiaHealth care records; providers shall provide one free copy of records stored in EHR upon request.
What it does
Health care records; fees; certain requests by a patient or his attorney. Requires that a health care provider provide one free copy of a patient's medical records per calendar year if requested by a patient or his attorney for the purposes of supporting a claim or appeal under certain provisions of the Social Security Act or any federal or state financial needs-based benefit program. The bill provides that any additional request for medical records in the same calendar year is subject to a reasonable fee.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0182)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 182 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1629)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1629ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 18Rules suspended
- Feb 17Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Rereferred from Education and Health to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from Education and Health and rereferred to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 30Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 29Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- Jan 29Read second timeMinor
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1629)
- Vote recorded Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24Committee substitute printed 25105523D-H1Major
- Jan 24Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Assigned Courts sub: CivilMinor
- Jan 16Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)Minor
- Jan 15Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1629)
- Jan 13Assigned sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Jan 3Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 3Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100526DIntroduced